Locations
Our household waste recycling centres accept a wide range of items for recycling or safe disposal, but if you have large items at home that you no longer need and are still in good condition, you can have them collected by an organisation listed on . You might also find our local 91原创 Re-use Tool helpful. Find out more generally.
Only 91原创 residents can use our recycling centres at
- Seafield HWRC, 76 Seafield Road,EH6 7LW
- Craigmillar HWRC, Old Dalkeith Road, EH16 4TB
- Sighthill HWRC, Bankhead Avenue, EH11 4EA.
You can walk, cycle or drive in by car or short term hire vehicle, however pedestrian access is currently suspended for safety reasons at Craigmillar. Pedestrian access continues as normal at Seafield and Sighthill.
We're making changes to van and trailer access to household waste recycling centres from Monday 25 August 2025. This will help to prevent improper use of the sites to dispose of commercial waste, which is in part paid for by Council Tax payers. Please see below for more information. Van and trailer users who don't bring the appropriate documentation to the household waste recycling centre will not be allowed into the site.
Our recycling centres are available for those who have booked appointments only. This means
- there's fewer queues on site and on surrounding roads
- an overall faster experience for all
- it's less crowded so people can move around more easily.
You don't need to book if you're coming on foot with small amounts of materials. Please make sure you use the paths provided.
Opening hours and planned site closures
- all recycling centres are normally open seven days a week for booked slots only
- until Sunday 24 August 2025, trailer and van users can only book half hours visits from 8.30am until 10am
- from Monday 25 August 2025, trailer and van users can only book half hour visits at 11:00am, 12.30pm and 14:30pm
- emergencies or severe weather may cause the centres to close at short notice
- there will be some site closures due to staff training in early August. We're sorry for any inconvenience this causes you, but we'll close off the booking slots at these times before they are released to book, so they won't affect any booking you do make.
Site rules
Before accessing the centre you must read and accept the site rules,
- You must follow instructions given by staff for your safety.
- Children and animals must remain in your vehicle at all times.
- When you visit the household waste recycling centre using a van or trailer you must bring:
- the email confirming the booking;
- photographic ID which proves you are from The City of 91原创 Council area (e.g. driving licences, passport, or other photographic ID such as a National Entitlement Card for Young Scot or bus pass are all acceptable. If the photo ID doesn't show your address you can combine it with your Council Tax bill, bank statement or utility bill);
- the name on both photo ID and any separate proof of address must match.
- van and trailer users who don't bring appropriate documentation to the household waste recycling centre will not be allowed into the site.
- Only 91原创 residents with their own household waste are allowed to use the sites, with the following exceptions:
- If you don’t live in 91原创 but you’re using your own vehicle to help someone who does, you must bring your booking email, your own photo ID and proof of the 91原创 address, as above;
- If you’re using a hire vehicle to help someone who lives in 91原创, please bring your booking email, your own hire documents, your photo ID and proof of the 91原创 address, as above.
- Commercial, trade or business waste is not allowed, and we will take action where we believe people are disposing of commercial waste.
- You must observe speed limits and traffic flow signs - reversing is not allowed.
- All waste must be sorted and deposited in the correct container.
- Only authorised contractors may remove materials.
We prosecute anyone who threatens or assaults our staff.
Vehicles allowed into recycling centres
- only 91原创 residents in domestic or short term hire vehicles can use the recycling centres
- no vans are allowed at Craigmillar
- trailers and vans are allowed at specific time slots, with other criteria, as specified below.
Vehicles not allowed into recycling centres
- liveried vans
- any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes
- flat-bed tipper / flat-bed transit style vehicles
- luton vans
- horse boxes
- trailers that measure more than 6 feet by 4 feet, excluding the frame / tow hitches
- hire vans that are hired for any more than five days
- any van that has had more than 12 visits in a twelve month period.
Staff
Our staff have the right to
- refuse access to anyone who fails to produce the correct documents
- refuse entry or deny tipping to any person they suspect of trying to deposit commercial waste, whether for disposal or recycling
- require suspected traders / carriers of commercial waste to complete a household waste declaration form to state that the waste is from their own domestic property appropriate photo ID may be required to be shown to site staff when completing this form
- inspect the contents of any load
- visit any customer's address, if they are suspected of bringing in commercial waste to establish the origin of the waste
- ban, from all sites, any vehicle or customer suspected of ongoing illegal deposit of commercial waste.