What you can't bring to a household waste recycling centre

We can't accept any

• liquid paint - all paint must be dried out or have sand or cat litter added
• fuels: petrols and diesel
• explosives: fireworks, flares and airbags
• firearms
• fire extinguishers
• diving bottles - for scuba diving
• poisons
• asbestos or materials containing asbestos
• biological waste
• heavy metals: mercury, thermometers and barometers
• any commercial, trade and commercial waste.

We cannot currently accept oil or gas bottles at Seafield due to contruction works.

We cannot currently accept items for re-use, due to redevelopment works. Find out how to re-use household items.

Find out what to do with many items, on Recycle for Scotland. FInd out how to safely dispose of items on the Resource Efficient Scotland website.