The Reuse Shop is located at Hazlehead Household Waste and Recycling Centre and is open seven days a week. The shop sells pre-loved items, diverted from our recycling centres at reasonable costs. Diverting items for reuse, rather than recycling or going to waste, helps keep them in use for longer, and reduces carbon emissions. The Reuse Shop diverts over 100 tonnes of items from the waste stream a year.
The opening times for the shop are:
Summer hours (from 30 March 2025)
Monday – Sunday 10am to 5pm
Winter hours (from 26 October 2025)
Monday – Sunday 10am to 4pm
Closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
The Reuse Shop is operated by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK in partnership with the Council.
For buying and dropping off items, the shop is open to residents of Aberdeen only so you will need to bring proof of address, either in paper or electronic form. Access is available by car, bike or for walk-ups.
Residents can drop-off their pre-loved items at Hazlehead HWRC. Items should be clean and in working order. The following items are currently accepted:
- Bikes (new scheme being piloted)
- Children’s toys and equipment
- Fixtures and fittings
- Furniture with fire labels
- Garden/DIY
- Kitchenware
- Sports
- Electrical
- Bric-a-brac / Miscellaneous
Please note that the shop can't accept:
- Hard hats/helmets
- Bedding (duvets, sheets, mattresses, unless originally packed)
- Children's car seats
- Prams
- Electric blankets
- Gas items
- Toys containing dangerous chemical products
- Toys without warning labels
The Reuse Shop can be found within the Hazlehead Recycling Centre which is on Hazlehead Avenue, AB15 8BJ
Bike Hub
The Bike Hub at the Reuse Shop sells refurbished bikes, diverted from our recycling centres. The hub is a collaboration with Stella’s Voice, CycleHub.Org, and SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK. The scheme sees unwanted bikes delivered to a local workshop where qualified mechanics repair and safety test bikes to ensure they are roadworthy before they are sold at the shop.
Free Paint
Tins of paint, diverted from our recycling centres, are available for free at the Reuse Shop. A charity tin is available at the counter and donations are welcome from customers collecting paint.
Reuse Community Fund
The Reuse Community Fund, administered by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK, uses funds raised through sales from the Reuse Shop to support schools and community groups to make environmental improvements, in support of social value, health and wellbeing, for the benefit of the wider community.