Household Waste Recycling Centres

To make it easier for householders to recycle as much as possible, separate skips/containers are provided at each of the sites for specific recyclable waste types. Householders are encouraged to segregate their waste and use these facilities whenever possible. 

Conditions of Entry & Use

• Strictly no commercial or trade waste accepted.
• A household waste permit scheme is in place for vans & trailers.
• Customers are required to separate waste and use the correct container for each material.
  Contamination of containers with incorrect materials may be treated as flytipping and result in a £200 fixed penalty notice.
• Anyone using these facilities do so at their own risk.
• Dundee City Council accepts no liability for negligent acts or omissions by those entering and using these facilities.
• Children must be kept under strict adult supervision and accompanied at all times.
• All authorised visitors and contractors must report to the site office and sign the visitor book.
• Staff reserve the right to refuse entry or continued use where site rules are breached
• Hazardous and specified non-accepted wastes are strictly prohibited.
• Entry and use of these facilities implies acceptance of the site rules.

Site Safety & Security

• Smoking & vaping is strictly prohibited at both sites.
• All staff, visitors and contractors must wear hi-viz clothing when on site.
• Staff are not required to assist with the manual handling of customer items for health & safety reasons. Any assistance offered will be entirely at staff discretion.
• Un-authorised removal of any items deposited at these sites will be considered theft/fraud, investigated and may result in a site entry ban and/or reported to Police Scotland.
• Any incidents of violence or aggression towards staff will not be tolerated and will be investigated and reported to the council's Anti-Social Behaviour Team and/or Police Scotland.
• CCTV and body worn audio/video cameras are operated in both centres by Dundee City Council for the purposes of crime prevention, public end employee safety.
• Customers must follow the direction of site staff at all times.

Please note that the city’s household waste recycling centres may require to be closed at short notice for any of the following reasons:

• Skip containers full, or driver/staff shortage;
• Extreme weather;
• Health and safety;
• Other service disruptions.

In such an event, we will attempt to give as much notice as possible and update the public through the council’s social media channels and at the beginning of this webpage – however due to work patterns this may not be possible at weekends/evenings.