How can we help you...

Recycling Points

There are Recycling Points situated across the city where you can recycle your waste. Most of these sites will have banks for the collection of paper/cardboard, glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles,  food and drink cans, aerosol cans and foil trays and kitchen foil. There are also collection facilities for textiles and food and drinks cartons (Tetra Paks) at some sites.

For information about the Recycling Points in your area please see the table below, which includes links to their locations on a map. Alternatively you can search by post-code using the Waste Aware Scotland's Sort-It website: Recycling Facilities Search.

Site Address  Cans, foil & Plastic Bottles  Glass Bottles & Jars  Liquid food & drinks cartons  Paper & Cardboard Textiles 
Airyhall Library Countesswells Road, AB15 8UN Y Y    Y 
Asda, Garthdee Garthdee Road, Asda carpark. AB10 7QA Y Y Y  Y Y
Asda, Bridge of Don Jesmond Drive, Bridge of Don. AB22 8WQ Y Y   Y Y
Asda, Dyce Riverview Drive, Dyce. AB21 7NG Y Y Y  Y Y
Balnagask Circle Grampian Court, AB11 8TY Y Y   Y
Bridge of Don, Park & Ride Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Exhibition Road Exhibition Avenue, Bridge of Don. AB23 8BL Y Y   Y Y
Broadsword Bar, Hayton Road Hayton Road. AB24 2UY Y Y   Y Y
Byron Square Shops Byron Square, Northfield. AB16 7LL Y Y  
Clifton Court, Great Northern Road Clifton Court, Great Northern Road, AB24 4AG Y  Y    Y  
Croft Tavern, Old Croft Place Old Croft Place, Stockethill.  AB16 5TT Y Y   Y
Crombie & Johnston Halls, College Bounds, Old Aberdeen College Bounds, Old Aberdeen. AB24 3TS Y Y   Y Y
Footdee New Pier Road, Beach Esplanade. AB11 5DX  Y Y   Y Y
Gardner Drive Shops, Gardner Drive, Kincorth Gardner Drive, Kincorth. AB12 5SD  Y Y   Y
Greenfern Road Greenfern Road, Mastrick. AB16 5PZ Y Y   Y
Greig/ Hutcheon Court Gerrard Street. AB25 1HA Y Y   Y
Hillhead Halls, opposite Central building Don Street, Old Aberdeen. AB24 1WU Y Y   Y Y
Hilton Community Centre Hilton Road, AB24 4HS Y Y   Y Y
St Mary's Place carpark, Peterculter St Mary's Place carpark. Peterculter. AB14 0UW Y Y   Y Y
Justice Street   Justice Street, AB11 5HS  Y  Y    Y   
Kingswells Park and Ride car-park A944, Kingswells. AB15 8UN Y Y   Y
Loirston Close car park Loirston Close, Cove. AB12 3AU  Y Y   Y Y
Marquis Road car park Marquis Road. AB24 2QY Y Y   Y
Milltimber Primary School Monearn Gardens, Milltimber. AB13 0DX Y   Y
Morrisons car park King Street. AB24 5DA Y Y   Y Y
Park Road Park Road, AB24 5NY Y Y  
Pittodrie Community Centre, Golf Road Golf Road, AB15 9DD Y Y   Y Y
Provost Watt Shops car park, Kincorth Provost Watt Drive, Kincorth. AB12 5DT Y Y   Y Y
Ruthrieston Community Centre Margaret Place. AB10 7LL Y Y   Y
SAC Craibstone Craibstone Estate, Bucksburn. AB21 9YA  Y Y   Y Y
Sainsbury's car park, Berryden Berryden Road. AB25 3SA Y Y Y Y Y
Sainsbury's car park, Garthdee Garthdee Road, AB10 7AY Y Y Y  Y Y
School Road, Seaton Bayview Court, School Road. AB24 1AW Y Y   Y Y
Seamount and Porthill Courts Seamount Road, Gallowgate. AB25 1DT Y Y   Y
Seaview House, Seaton Seaview House, Seaton Drive. AB24 1UX Y Y   Y
Seaview Caravan park Harehill, Ellon Road. AB23 8BR Y   Y
Sheddocksley Community Centre Sumburgh Crescent. AB16 6WF Y Y   Y Y
Skene Street Skene Street. AB25 2UP  Y Y   Y
Cornhill shopping centre Cornhill shopping centre, AB16 5UT Y Y   Y Y
Tesco car park, Torry Wellington Road, Torry. AB12 3DN Y Y   Y Y
Tesco car park, Danestone Laurel Drive, Danestone. AB22 8HB Y Y Y  Y Y
St Ninian's Court St Ninian's Place, Seaton. AB24 1XG Y Y   Y Y

Boy recycling How to use the Recycling Points

  • The recycling points are available for use 365 days a year. However, please be courteous to nearby residents and restrict your use of them to between 8am and 8pm.
  • Please take care to put your recycling material in the correct banks.
  • The glass banks are for glass bottles and jars only. Pyrex, window panes, drinking glasses, crockery and spectacles cannot in the glass banks. Please remove lids and corks.
  • We only accept plastic bottles for recycling. Other plastic packaging, such as margarine tubs, yoghurt pots, food trays, plastic film, plastic bags and polystyrene, cannot go in these banks. Please rinse, flatten and replace lids.
  • Please ensure aerosol cans are empty, do not pierce, crush or flatten.
  • Please ensure foil trays and kitchen foil is clean, please do not put in small pieces of tin foil for recycling as these are likely to be lost during collection or the recycling process.
  • Please flatten your cardboard boxes before putting them in the paper and cardboard bank. If your cardboard is too big to fit through the flap or slot in the recycling bank please take it to your nearest Household Waste and Recycling Centre.
  • Please put your recycling material in the banks and do not leave anything at the side, even if the bins are full. This is flytipping and is illegal. To report flytipping please call 08456 08 09 19 or 01224 219 281, or email wasteaware@aberdeencity.gov.uk.
  • To report full banks please call 08456 08 09 19 or 01224 219 281, or email wasteaware@aberdeencity.gov.uk. Note that the textile and Tetra Pak banks are not operated by Aberdeen City Council. Please call the telephone number listed on the front of the bank to report them full.
  • Try to combine trips to the Recycling Points with other journeys – for example, supermarket shopping. Note that there are Recycling Points situated at most of the city's major supermarkets.

New Recycling Points

We are always looking for new sites for recycling points. Sites must have adequate access for the general public, as well as our collection vehicles. Points should also be sited where they will not cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties.

Contact

 Back to the Recycling Services home page.