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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, sites will close if these rules are not adhered to.
All of our sites are available to book, please click on the site to see what materials and vehicles are accepted at each site. As a rule, if you can’t book it then please don’t bring it. This applies to vehicles and materials. Vans, pickups and trailers are restricted to certain sites see the Vehicle size guidance for details.
- Dunfermline Recycling Centre
- Glenrothes Recycling Centre
- Kirkcaldy Recycling Centre
- Lochgelly Recycling Centre
- St Andrews Recycling Centre
- Pittenweem Recycling Centre
- Dalgety Bay Recycling Centre
- Methil Recycling Centre
- Ladybank Recycling Centre
- Cupar Recycling Centre
- Cowdenbeath Recycling Centre
Restrictions are in place, please remember:
- Small or medium sized van (including pickups, passenger and camper vans) and trailers up to 6ftx4ft are limited to certain sites due to the volume of waste they contain and the length of the vehicle.
- Only the vehicle category and registration declared at booking will be allowed access.
- You will not be able to access an HWRC without a booking. 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.
- Access to Recycling Centres by pedestrians and by bicycle is not permitted at this time.
- Materials accepted are different for each site, if you can’t book it please don’t bring it. Each site link has a list of accepted materials.
- Only one person to attend and exit the vehicle to dispose of waste unless the item being disposed of is too heavy to be handled by one person. In this instance two members from one household can attend the Recycling Centre and exit the vehicle to dispose of the item.
- 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.
A booking system is in place as we need to ensure social distancing at all times across our sites, and make sure that traffic is safely managed.
Seven days bookings are available at a time with a further day released on a rolling daily basis.
By making a booking you are agreeing to the HWRC access policy and site rules.
Cars are able to book to visit a Recycling Centre up to 3 times in 7 days. This is to allow for the occasional house clearances, renovation or seasonal garden waste. 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. Suspected commercial or trade users will be banned. Please note that 3 visits per week applies to cars and mobility adapted vehicles only, all other vehicles remain limited to one visit per week.
As with Scottish Government guidance, before making a booking you should consider the following:
- 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.
FAQ
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.
When you make a booking you will be sent a confirmation email that will have a link to manage your booking. You will be able to cancel your booking up to an hour before the time of the booking.
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.
Once you have booked your slot please send your contact and booking details (time, date, site and registration) to hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk and we will ensure that onsite staff know 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.
Previous monitoring and analysis of trailers using Recycling Centres (via the household waste declaration form) showed that the main materials brought were occasional bulky and excess garden waste and material from house clearances/renovations. Therefore, the materials accepted initially will be landfill, green garden waste and wood, with soil & rubble containers remaining at Dunfermline and Ladybank only.
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.
Servicing (emptying and moving full containers) at the recycling centres continues to be challenging with a reduced level of staff available because of Covid-19. 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.
If you have a hire van or car and can’t book because the reg has already been used, please email hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk with your preferred date and time of booking, site, reg, name, address and materials. Or book with your car registration and let us know when you have the hire van reg for us to edit your booking. Please remember that vans are permitted at Dunfermline and Ladybank only and there are size restrictions.
If booking with a hire van or car then please book using your car registration and email hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk with the hire van or car registration by 12:00 the day before your booking, or Friday 12:00 if your booking is on a weekend. Your hire company should be able to provide you with a vehicle registration. If you have a hire van or car and can’t book because the reg has already been used, please email hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk with your preferred date and time of booking, site, vehicle registration, full name, address and the materials you wish to bring into the recycling centre. Please remember that 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.
If booking for someone else, make sure you use their contact details and registration plate and let us know they won’t have a copy of the booking by emailing hwrc.enquiries@fife.gov.uk. Thanks for your help whilst we’re operating differently.