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Using Recycling Centres

The Council operates a number of Recycling Centres and Recycling Points which are located throughout North Ayrshire.

 

View on a map -  Recycling Centre locations and Recycling Point locations

 

The following items can be recycled.

  • Building Waste
  • Cans
  • Clothes and Shoes
  • Glass
  • Oil
  • Paper
  • Wood

You can use our online facility to submit a recycling enquiry

What types of wood can be recycled?
All non-processed wood and plywood can be recycled. Please do not deposit for recycling: Chipboard, Laminate, Wood attached to other materials such as felt or wire.

What types of Oil can be recycled?
Only waste motor oil should be deposited in the oil recycling banks. Please do not contaminate the motor oil with: Cooking oil, Hydraulic oil, Solvent based oils e.g. cooling fluid, Brake fluid.

What paper can be recycled?
The following paper can be recycled: Newspapers and Magazines, Mailings, preferably without envelopes, Telephone directories Any other white papers. Please make sure the paper isn't contaminated with food, metals, glass or plastic.

What Glass can be recycled?
Glass containers for food, pharmaceutical and household items such as jam jars and wine bottles are recyclable. Avoid contamination when recycling glass bottles and jars by ensuring that you do not include: Glass saucepans or "Pyrex" cookware, Crystal glass, drinking glasses or ashtrays, Plate or mirror glass, Laboratory glass or light bulbs, China, stones, bags and other materials. You should empty and rinse clean containers, remove lids and corks and put glass into the bottle bank for the correct colour. Blue glass should be put in the green bottle bank.

What Clothes and Shoes can be put in the clothes bank?
Only deposit the following items in the clothes banks: Textiles ,Sheets,Blankets and towels,Curtains,Shoes (tied together or bagged in pairs),Handbags. The following should not be deposited: Soiled rags, Carpet, rugs,Any glass, metal or paper.

What cans can be put in the can banks?
Can banks are for both aluminum and steel cans.

Can soil be recycled?
No, Soil is not accepted at the recycling centres but can be deposited at Shewalton Transfer Station.

Can MDF be recycled?
No, MDF can be recycled at Bartonholm Recycling Centre and Dreghorn Recycling Centre.