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***From Monday 2nd August, soil and rubble can be brought by car to all Fife Household Waste Recycling Centres. The existing access policy for vans and trailers still applies.***
Thanks to you and the changes we made to Recycling Centres, there were few issues with traffic management and safety when reopening our sites. There are still, however, strict guidelines to how Recycling Centres are run to keep local people and staff safe. These can be found in the COVID19 access policy and site rules.
Booking system
- Bookings must be made online to access recycling centres using the link above. There will be no entry without a booking.
- Commercial waste cannot be taken to a recycling centre. Suspected commercial or trade users will be banned. Find out your options at www.fife.gov.uk/commercialwaste
- Please remember to bring your booking confirmation number and driving license or a council tax bill as proof of address.
- Appointments for cars are 10 minutes and 20 minutes for larger vehicles.
- You can visit a Recycling Centre in a 7 day period by up to:
- 3 visits in a car or mobility adapted vehicle, or
- 1 visit in a medium van, small van, pickup, camper van, passenger van or with a trailer
- See our vehicle size guidance to find out what we mean by vans, pickups and trailers
- Materials accepted are different for each site, if you can’t book it please don’t bring it. Each site has a list of accepted materials.
- By making a booking you are agreeing to the HWRC access policy and site rules.
- Frequent users will be monitored for fair use and waste crime. Regular and frequent householders will be referred to a Recycling Advisor to assess their needs.
- As with Scottish Government guidance, you should not travel to a recycling centre 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.
On site
- Queuing outside sites will be controlled to maintain traffic safety and supported by Police Scotland. Please do not arrive early for your bookings, you will be asked to come back.
- Site staff cannot help to dispose of your waste but will be on hand to answer any questions. Please follow their instructions.
- Please keep 2m apart from site staff and other users at all times.
- Please have waste separated before your visit to ease disposal and prevent traffic issues.
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 an hour before the time of the booking.
If you need to change your booking, please cancel your appointment and make a new booking.
Dunfermline recycling centre bookings cannot be cancelled or changed from 9 hours before your booking as the site uses a printed checklist.
There are a high volume of bookings being made in the system so confirmation emails may not come through immediately.
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@fife.gov.uk with your details and staff will check the booking system for you.
When you book your slot please choose Mobility adapted vehicle as your vehicle type. Staff on-site will then be aware of your vehicle and allow your vehicle access.
As trailers can carry larger amounts of waste than most cars and are longer, the recycling centres they can access need to be able to handle these larger volumes of waste and recycling and be able to accommodate the additional vehicle length safely whilst not causing disruption.
Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Pittenweem Recycling Centres can accommodate cars towing trailers as a separate area had been set aside with the 3 most used, bulky materials containers. Landfill, green garden waste and wood. Previous monitoring and analysis of trailer use on sites shows that residents use these infrequently for occasional bulky or excess waste. We therefore do not anticipate a high volume of waste to cause transportation issues at these sites.
Unlike vans, trailers are not a sole vehicle for a household and not as frequently used.
As vans and pickups can carry larger amounts of waste than most cars, the recycling centres they can access need to be able to handle these larger volumes of waste and recycling. Containers will fill up quicker so more resources (vehicles and time) will be needed to move and transport the contents offsite to disposal and reprocessing facilities.
Dunfermline and Ladybank recycling centres are located on resource recovery sites where a lot of the waste and recycling in Fife are taken to for disposal, bulking and sorting. As such, at present these are the only recycling centres that can handle the expected increase in the amount of material being brought in by vans and pickups as transportation is not an issue.
To book visit a recycling centre with a hire vehicle please choose the appropriate hire vehicle type as your vehicle type from the list below. You will then be able to book a recycling centre visit as normal.
- Hire car
- Hire medium van, pickup or passenger van
- Hire small van
Please remember to take proof of vehicle hire as you may be asked for this when arriving at the recycling centre. Vans are permitted at Dunfermline and Ladybank only and there are size restrictions.
We know residents without internet will not see this but some of you have been emailing in to enquire. Unfortunately, the booking system will only be available online.
If you know of someone who does not have internet, we are asking Fifers to see if a family member, friend or neighbour can help them book a slot via the online system and ensure you give them their booking confirmation number.