Household Waste Recycling Centres

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Dundee City Council operates the following Household Waste Recycling Centres within the city:

Summer Opening Hours - 1st April to 30th September

• Baldovie Household Waste Recycling Centre 
  Piper Street, Dundee, DD4 0NT
  Monday to Friday 9:00am - 8:15pm (last vehicle admitted 8:00pm)
  Saturday to Sunday 9:00am - 5:15pm (last vehicle admitted 5:00pm) 
   
• Riverside Household Waste Recycling Centre 
  Wright Avenue, Dundee, DD2 1UR
  Monday to Friday 9:00am - 8:15pm (last vehicle admitted 8:00pm)
  Saturday to Sunday 9:00am - 5:15pm (last vehicle admitted 5:00pm) 

Both sites provide residents with the opportunity to recycle a range of household wastes free of charge. Trained operatives are on the site at all times who can provide assistance and advice as required. Your continued support is very much appreciated.

In February 2022, access was granted by Dundee City Council to allow Angus residents living in the Monifieth and Sidlaw wards only, to use Baldovie and Riverside Recycling centres.  Find out more: Inter-authority waste arrangements.

Please Note Vehicle Restrictions Apply

• Before travelling please check the table below to see if your vehicle requires an HWRC Vehicle Permit (Free)
• Permits are not issued at the Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)
• Please visit the Household Waste Vehicle Permit Scheme webpage for more information and how to apply

Materials we accept

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.

Important Message for residents disposing of e-Scooters, e-Bicycles or e-hoverboards

Please Read Carefully

• Please do not dispose of your e-Cycle, e-Scooter or e-Hoverboard in the Scrap Metal skip/container.
• e-Cycles, e-Scooters and e-Hoverboards are classed as electrical waste.
• In the first instance you should contact either the manufacturer or retailer of your e-Cycle/Scooter/Hoverboard.  Manufacturers & retailers should offer a free take-back scheme. More information can be found on GOV.UK for e-Cycles and e-Scooters
• If your e-Cycle/Scooter/Hoverboard cannot be returned via a take-back scheme, they can be recycled at Riverside or Baldovie recycling centres. However, we can only accept them providing you carry out the following procedure:

1. Prior to visiting the recycling centre, remove the lithium battery from your e-Cycle/Scooter/Hoverboard.  Due to health & safety concerns, you are not permitted to remove these at the recycling centre.
2. Bring both your e-Cycle/Scooter/Hoverboard and the disconnected lithium battery to the recycling centre.
3. Important - Dispose of the e-Cycle/Scooter/Hoverboard (minus the lithium battery) in the Small Domestic Appliance container/area.
4. Important - Dispose of the lithium battery in the industrial battery box/container.

• Ask a recycling attendant on-site if unsure.

Materials	Baldovie HWRC	Riverside HWRC
Aluminium & Metal Cans	no	yes
Batteries – Car (Lead Acid)	yes	yes
Batteries – Domestic	yes	yes
Bicycle Tyres (Non-recyclable)	yes	yes
Bulky Mixed /(Non-recyclable) General Waste	yes	yes
Cardboard	yes	yes
Clothing & Textiles	yes	yes
Electrical & electronic items	yes	yes
Fluorescent Tubes & Light Bulbs	yes	yes
Domestic Fridges & Freezers	yes	yes
Large Domestic Appliances	yes	yes
Garden Waste (Organic) - see restrictions	yes	yes
Gas Cylinders (LPG, Butane/Propane, Oxygen only)	yes	yes
Glass Bottles & Jars	yes	yes
Hardcore, Rubble & Stone	yes	yes
Oil – Engine (In sealed containers only)	yes	yes
Oil - Vegetable	yes	yes
Paper	yes	yes
Plastic (Bottles, Tubs, Trays etc.)	no	yes
Scarp Metal	yes	yes
Soil & Turf	yes	yes
TVs & Monitors	yes	yes
Vapes	yes	yes
Wood & Timber	yes	yes

Materials we do not accept

The council does not provide special/hazardous waste clean-up, uplift or disposal services for the following. Please contact a specialist hazardous/special waste disposal contractor directly for safe licensed uplift and disposal. Including but not limited to:

Materials	Baldovie HWRC	Riverside HWRC
Commercial or trade waste	no	no
Asbestos Containing Materials	no	no
Pesticides & Herbicide Chemicals	no	no
Industrial Chemicals	no	no
Heavy Metals (Mercury, Chromium, Cadmium, Arsenic)	no	no
Toxic / Corrosive / Unstable Gasses (acetylene, chlorine gas)	no	no
Antiques containing radium (Radioactive)	no	no
Fiestaware Pottery (Radioactive)	no	no
Lead Based Paint (pre 1992 UK ban)	no	no
Uranium Glassware (Radioactive)	no	no
Vehicle Tyres	no	no
Leftover Paint	no	no
Fuels (Petrol, Diesel, Biofuels, 2 Stroke, Kerosene etc)	no	no
Explosives (Fireworks, Flares, Ammunition etc)	no	no
Commercial Fridges or Freezers	no	no
Clinical Waste	no	no
uPVC Windows & Doors	no	no

Site Rules

Conditions of Entry & Use

• Household waste only. Strictly no commercial or trade waste accepted.
• Strictly for Dundee residents and Angus Council residents living in the Monifieth and Sidlaw Wards (Inter-authority arrangement)
• 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.

Reasons for HWRC closures

Please note that the city’s household waste recycling centres may be required to close 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 via the council's social media channels, the Dundee MyBins App and the beginning of this webpage - howver due to work patterns this may not be possible at weekends/evenings.

For further information visit:

• Reuse Hub Baldovie
• A to Z Recycling Guide
• What Happens to Your Waste

Email: recycle@dundeecity.gov.uk