Material | Where it's accepted |
---|---|
Bathroom suites | All (except Cupar) (rubble) |
Bikes | All (except Cowdenbeath and Cupar) |
Books | All |
Cans and plastics | All (except Cupar) |
Carpet | All (except Cupar) |
Computers | All (except Cupar) (small WEEE) |
Computer screens | All (except Cupar) (TV and monitors) |
Donation drop-off station | Dunfermline & Glenrothes only |
Duvets and pillows | All (except Cupar) |
Empty gas cylinders (LPG, Butane, and Propane only) | All (except Cupar) |
Fires (small - gas with no bottle/cylinder) | All (except Cupar) |
Fire extinguishers (must be empty - please speak to a member of staff, for advice on where these should go) | All (except Cupar) |
Fluorescent light bulbs/tubes | All |
Glass panes, including fish tanks | All (residual/landfill) |
Green garden waste | All |
Household batteries | All (except Cupar) |
Independent Living Equipment (e.g. walking frames, sticks and aids) | All (except Cupar and Ladybank) |
IT reuse collection | Dunfermline only |
Large quantities of broken crockery (plates, cups, etc.) | All (except Cupar) (rubble) |
Mattresses | All (except Cupar) |
Metal | All |
Mirrors | All (residual/landfill) |
Mixed Glass bottles and jars (broken or whole) | All (except Cupar) |
Paint cans (empty) | All |
Paper and cardboard | All |
Residual waste, including bulky waste such as mattresses, that:
| All |
Small electrical and electronic equipment - If it has a plug or a battery, then bring it in (including smoke alarms) | All (except Cupar) |
Soil and rubble | All (except Cupar) |
Textiles (more information is available on our Recycling Points page) | All (except Cupar) |
Tiles | All (except Cupar) (rubble) |
TVs and monitors | All (except Cupar) |
Upholstered furniture | All (except Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Dalgety Bay, St Andrews) |
Vehicle batteries | All (except Cupar) |
Vehicle oil | All (except Dunfermline-temporarily) |
White goods such as washing machines and fridges | All (except Cupar) |
Wood (including MDF and logs) | All |
We cannot accept other materials into recycling centres.
Please see our A-Z of recycling list for advice on disposing of items not taken at recycling centres.
You cannot bring:
This list is not exhaustive and it will be updated frequently.
Examples of waste that cannot go in the green garden waste container include:
Food waste bags are not currently available at any of our Recycling Centres.
For more information about our Recycling Centres opening times and to book an appointment, see our Household Waste Recycling Centres page.