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Service Update
Bookings are full at present.A new batch will be released on Monday 1st June for booking Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th June. (Appointments may also become available if there are cancellations.)
Five household waste recycling centres (HWRC) will be open from Monday 1 June with some restrictions, including a booking system and limited materials. Strict guidelines to how recycling centres are run are in place to keep local people and staff safe.
You will not be able to access a HWRC without a booking.
Queuing outside of sites will be controlled to maintain traffic safety and supported by Police Scotland.
Sites will close if the COVID19 access policy and site rules are not adhered to.
The following five sites have been assessed as suitable for opening on 1 June:
- Dunfermline Recycling Centre
- Glenrothes Recycling Centre
- Kirkcaldy Recycling Centre
- Lochgelly Recycling Centre
- St Andrews Recycling Centre
Days / times of opening
- All five sites will be open seven days a week (Monday – Sunday) with no lunch breaks
- Bookings will be available from 9:10am to 5.30pm .
As with Scottish Government guidance and restrictions on travel, before making a booking you should consider the following:
- Only bring waste that is a health and safety hazard and cannot be stored at home.
- Use your kerbside service. Fife Council are picking up all kerbside waste and recycling bins.
- Recycling points should be used where possible to avoid travelling, visit www.fife.gov.uk/recyclingpoints to find your nearest one.
- Can you adhere to the access policy and site rules found here.
- You should not travel anywhere if you are displaying symptoms of Covid-19 or are in isolation for it. If you are disposing of Covid-19 waste, it must be double bagged and left for 72 hours before being brought to the Recycling Centre.
The materials accepted at HWRCs are those accepted at the kerbside with the exception of food waste. No other materials will be accepted:
- Cans and plastics
- Bagged landfill waste (No bulky waste)
- Green garden waste
- Paper/cardboard
Restrictions are in place, please remember:
- Cars only, all other vehicles will not be granted access even with a booking;
- Only one person to exit the car and dispose of waste;
- Staff will not be able to assist with disposing of the items on site, so please make sure you can lift what you bring.
Booking system
You must click on the link below to book a slot to visit your nearest HWRC.
Across all five re-opening sites there will initially be approximately 1,050 slots available to book per day (7,350 per week).
It is anticipated that the slots will fill up quickly but there will be two opportunities per week to book a slot.
The booking system will open on Wednesday 27 May – slots available to book will be Monday 1 to Wednesday 3 June.
Booking will re-open on Monday 1 June to book slots on Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 June.
Releasing batches of slots twice a week ensures more opportunities for you to book and that the sites do not get booked up several weeks in advance. FRS will also assess the system and release more slots if site visits are running effectively.
New batches of slots will be released twice per week:
- Mondays (Thursday – Sunday slots released)
- Wednesdays (the following Monday – Wednesday slots released)
One booking per person/vehicle per week. The system will be monitored and repeat bookings will be cancelled.
By making a booking you are agreeing to the HWRC access policy and site rules.
FAQ
You can only bring items that you can safely load and unload yourself. Staff will be unable to help carry heavy items as we all need to comply with social distancing rules. A strict, minimum of two-metre distance rule is in place for everyone – staff and the public. Assistance cannot be provided by recycling centre staff due to Covid-19 restrictions.
- Recycling points are still being serviced so you can continue to use them for recycling. Find your local point www.fife.gov.uk/RecyclingPoints
- Consider if there is a retailer takeback scheme to uplift old items when you buy new.
- Check local reuse networks in your area to see if they are operating and could uplift your items to be reused by others www.fife.gov.uk/reuse
- We're planning for the restart of the special uplift service.
All other waste and recycling should continue to be stored safely at home until recycling centres can accept a wider range of materials.
All 11 of Fife’s recycling centres have been assessed by Health and Safety officers in conjunction with Police Scotland to see if social distancing measures and traffic management measures can be implemented for safe opening. Currently, the sites that have been assessed as suitable to open in the first phase are Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, St Andrews and Lochgelly.
If your nearest recycling centre is not open, please consider other waste management options, or book into your closest open recycling centre.
No. An online booking system is in place for customers to book to visit recycling centres. After booking you will be allocated a 10-minute time slot for your visit. This is to ensure social distancing is observed and to ensure that the sites and surrounding streets and roads are not overwhelmed with large numbers of customers arriving to use the sites at once.
Customers will have to bring along a copy of their confirmation email (in printed or electronic form) as proof of booking to gain access to the site. Please do not turn up for your booking slot prior to the time allocated.
Layouts of the recycling centres have been re-arranged to create separate bays for each visitor to dispose of their waste to ensure social distancing measures. Space limitation means only a limited number of containers can be put in the bays for each customer to use.
No further recycling centres will be opened until the new processes and arrangements at the five sites initially re-opening are assessed. Once it can be demonstrated that traffic management and social distancing measures are effective and there are no issues with compliance, there will be a review to determine if the other sites can safely be re-opened.
The advance bookings slots are initially limited to ensure that Covid-19 regulations can be adhered to and that we are maximising capacity. The system may be adjusted to allow more bookings per day, over a longer time frame, once assessed.
Our systems are being kept under review.