Recycling and Waste Aberdeenshire

Recycling and Waste Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Council's waste and recycling service. Follow us for official updates about reuse, recycling, and waste. Learn more at aberdeenshire.gov.uk/waste

We deliver the collection and disposal of the region's recycling and waste. Our waste strategy is in place to help Aberdeenshire maximise the environmental, community, and financial benefits from the waste it produces. The more waste that is recycled or reused, the better—better for the environment and better for offsetting the more expensive cost of incineration. Users who interact with Aberdeenshire Council via social media should note that certain behaviour will not be accepted. We reserve the right to remove, hide, or block comments and users when their content is abusive in any way, or infringes on the privacy of an individual, or when they seek to spread misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation. This also includes where messages are unlawful, libelous, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, or racially offensive. We may restrict comments on posts where they contain such content or where we anticipate such comments. Aberdeenshire Council is not responsible for the accuracy of material on linked sites, does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them, and does not guarantee that links to external sites will work at all times.

🔋🪫 Would you like to recycle your small batteries from the kerbside?We have free household battery bags available to hel...
11/09/2026

🔋🪫 Would you like to recycle your small batteries from the kerbside?

We have free household battery bags available to help you. You can pick them up from your local household recycling centre or library for free.

Once suitably full, place the pink bag on top of the bin being emptied that week and it will be picked up for recycling.

If you need more, you can also tie an empty pink battery recycling bag to one of your bins and you'll be left a new roll if stock is available.

🔥 Batteries don't go in your bin because battery fires cost fire services and waste operators around £150 million a year. 🔥

Pictured is a closeup of batteries.

🗑️ An estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothing are discarded each year in the UK, much of which could be reused or recy...
10/09/2026

🗑️ An estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothing are discarded each year in the UK, much of which could be reused or recycled.

isn't just good for saving precious resources—it's great for your wallet. You can even discover incredible style without the high price tag.

♻️ When it comes to the clothes you no longer need, we have textile recycling points across Aberdeenshire—an up-to-date list is on our website. Items of a suitable quality can also be donated directly to charity.

Pictured are clothes being folded.

Our reuse containers at Banchory, Ellon, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Peterhead, Portlethen, and Stonehaven household recyclin...
09/09/2026

Our reuse containers at Banchory, Ellon, Laurencekirk, Macduff, Peterhead, Portlethen, and Stonehaven household recycling centres accept donations of electricals, furniture, and bikes.

Pre-loved items donated through the containers are safety and function checked by a local charity for resale, helping people to access affordable, high-quality products with far less carbon impact than buying new.

🚲 We also accept donations of bikes at Alford and Huntly household recycling centres; and we still accept good clean mattresses at Inverurie and Ellon.

Mattresses suitable for reuse must have...
▪ A blue fire label with the code BS7177 present,
▪ No rips or tears,
▪ No heavy staining, and
▪ A bag protecting them that can be collected for free from either Inverurie or Ellon household recycling centre if taking them there for collection.

👉 Fast and free collection is also available via Stella's Voice Peterhead for across the region—phone 0300 303 2520 to arrange.

Pictured are some kitchen electricals.

07/09/2026

📣 Our Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) containers at Alford household recycling centre are temporarily at capacity. This will be reflected on our website soon.

We thank you for your patience while we await an uplift of the materials.

We ask that all visitors to our household recycling centres check the website prior to travelling in case of a change in opening times, a need to book, a closure, to see what items are accepted, and the type of vehicles that are welcomed. When visiting, please arrive early enough to unload the vehicle before the lunchtime or end-of-day close.

The myAberdeenshire app brings council services to your fingertips including bin days, school updates, winter maintenanc...
04/09/2026

The myAberdeenshire app brings council services to your fingertips including bin days, school updates, winter maintenance, and a range of other council services in your pocket.

📲 Download the myAberdeenshire app via Apple’s App Store or from Google’s Play Store.

Our business waste and recycling customers can also access to the myAberdeenshire app to...
👀 View collection days,
🪧 Sign up for reminders, and
📣 Get updates about disrupted collections and return dates.

Pictured is someone using a phone with the myAberdeenshire app on it.

We offer waste and recycling services for businesses, too, and you can use the myAberdeenshire app to manage your trade ...
03/09/2026

We offer waste and recycling services for businesses, too, and you can use the myAberdeenshire app to manage your trade waste and recycling collections:
♻️ View your collection days
♻️ Sign up for reminders
♻️ Get updates about disrupted collections and return dates

Head to our website for details.

Pictured are some trade bins.

🥗 By using your weekly food recycling service, you're helping to turn your leftovers into nutrient-rich fertiliser or co...
31/08/2026

🥗 By using your weekly food recycling service, you're helping to turn your leftovers into nutrient-rich fertiliser or compost for the next generation of crops.

Simple changes at home make a real difference because recycling creates jobs, boosts the economy, conserves natural resources, and helps to protect public money.

🥗 Need a food caddy? You can pick up a free indoor or outdoor caddy from your local recycling centre.

♻️ Need liners? Grab them from household recycling centres, council libraries, or simply tie one to your outdoor caddy and the collection crew will leave you a new roll (where stock is available).

Thank you for recycling for Aberdeenshire.

Pictured are outdoor food caddies being readied for collection.

28/08/2026

📣 We have had to cancel our Ballater and Aboyne seasonal garden waste points for tomorrow (Saturday 29 August). We thank you for your patience during this time of reduced staffing.

👍 Always check the website before visiting a seasonal garden waste point in case there are any cancellations due to an event taking place on location.

📌 You will find them at locations throughout Aberdeenshire: Aboyne, Ballater, Balmedie, Blackburn, Inverbervie, Kemnay, Kintore, Mintlaw, Newmachar, Newtonhill, Oldmeldrum, and St Cyrus.

🦗 Our seasonal garden waste recycling points take place every Saturday up to and including 31 October 2026.

Garden waste will be recycled in a sustainable open-windrow process that produces a high-quality compost for the agricultural and horticultural industry.

To help reduce the estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothing being discarded each year in the UK, we have recycling poin...
28/08/2026

To help reduce the estimated 336,000 tonnes of used clothing being discarded each year in the UK, we have recycling points across Aberdeenshire where you can recycle old clothes, rags, shoes, and more.

🌐 A full list of locations is available on our website.

Clothing in a suitable condition can also be donated directly to charity. 🎁

Pictured are clothes pegs of different colours holding a striped cloth on a line.

27/08/2026

📣 Portlethen household recycling centre will be closed on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August. We thank you for your patience during this time of reduced staffing.

We ask that all visitors to our household recycling centres check the website prior to travelling in case of a change in opening times, a need to book, a closure, to see what items are accepted, and the type of vehicles that are welcomed. When visiting, please arrive early enough to unload the vehicle before the lunchtime or end-of-day close.

Address

Unit 7 Harlaw Industrial Estate, Harlaw Way
Inverurie
AB514SG

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+443456081207

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