Household Waste Recycling Centres are open for domestic waste. Commercial waste cannot be brought into any Household Waste Recycling Centre.
You can dispose of most things at our recycling centres. Our What you can bring to a recycling centre page will give you more information. If the item is not on the list, our A to Z of recycling page will give you advice on how to dispose of the item.
Do I need to book?
You will need to book a visit for the following centres:
In addition to this, the following vehicles must be booked in at all centres:
- Short wheelbase (SWB) vans with a low roof including campervans and passenger vans
- Small vans
- Trailers (max. 6x4ft, excluding trailer coupling, and towed by a car, pickup or car-derived van) at all Recycling Centres except Cupar
- Pickups (no cages or flatbeds)
- If you are unsure whether your pickup vehicle is required to book, please check the DVLA's Get vehicle information page. If your pickup is classed as N1, it should be booked in.
The vehicles above are limited to one booking in a 7-day period. We have vehicle size guidance to explain what vehicles you can use at our sites.
All other Recycling Centres are open to cars and mobility-adapted vehicles, without a booking.
What's not allowed?
- Commercial waste - suspected commercial or trade users will be banned. Find out your options on our Commercial Waste page.
- Large vans (MWB, LWB and medium or high roofed vans)
- Flatbeds and tipping vehicles
- Trailers larger than 6x4ft and any trailer at Cupar Recycling Centre
- Access by pedestrians or by bicycle
- Children under the age of 12 and pets outside of vehicles
Opening days and times
Click on the individual Recycling Centres below for opening days and times.
The centres are open all year, apart from festive closures on 25th/26th December and 1st/2nd January.
On site
- Site staff cannot help to dispose of your waste but will be on hand to answer any questions. Please follow their instructions
- Please have waste separated before your visit, to ease disposal and prevent traffic issues
- We prosecute anyone who threatens or assaults our staff
I don't live in Fife - can I use the recycling centres?
Our recycling centres are not for use by non-Fife householders, unless the material originates from a Fife household and is being delivered by a relative, carer or friend of the householder.
To ensure that only waste generated in Fife is disposed of at our centres, staff may ask for proof of identity or residency. This could be a driving licence or household bill; anything with your address on it.
Failure to provide evidence will result in refusal to dispose of waste at the recycling centre, even if you've made a booking.
You must have a vehicle with a UK licence plate to be able to book online. Email hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk if you have a non-UK licence plate. Please list your details, including name, address, car details, and date/time of your intended visit and someone from the team will be able to help.
Booking FAQs
When you make a booking, you will be sent a confirmation email that will have a link to cancel your booking. You will be able to cancel your booking up to two hours before the time of the booking.
If you need to change your booking, please cancel your appointment and make a new booking.
Please check your spam / junk account as the email may be directed into there the first time you make a booking via the new system.
If you still have not received your booking confirmation 24 hours after making it, please email hwrc.enquiries@cirecoscotland.co.uk with your details and staff will check the booking system for you.
To book a visit at recycling centre with a hire vehicle, use the Book an appointment at a recycling centre form. The form will ask you to choose the appropriate hire vehicle type from the list below.
- Hire car (not including trailers or pickups)
- Hire van (SWB or small) or pick-up
Please remember to take proof of vehicle hire as you may be asked for this when arriving at the recycling centre.
Our Contact Centre is able to book a Recycling Centre slot for those customers without internet access or for those who struggle to use the internet. Please telephone 03451 55 00 22 to arrange this.
Find out more about the use of our sites in our HWRC Access Policy.
