Community recycling centres
Midlothian Council has 2 Community Recycling Centres to allow residents to recycle a wide range of materials and dispose of excess household waste.
Most towns and villages also have a Recycling Point with banks for the collection of paper/cardboard, glass bottles and jars, food and drink cans and textiles. There are also collection facilities for books/CDs, plastic bottles and cartons (Tetra Paks) at some sites.
What can be disposed of at the Recycling Centres?
Staff are always on site to offer advice and direct you to the correct container for the items you wish to dispose of. There are containers for the following items:
- Garden waste
- Scrap metal
- Wood
- Laminate
- Rubble
- Tyres
- WEEE
- Cardboard
- Cooking Oil (Stobhill Recycling Centre only)
- Engine Oil
- Car batteries
- Household batteries
- Gas cylinders
- Textiles
- Mixed plastics
- Food and drink cartons
- Books/CD's/DVD's
- Glass bottles and jars
- Food and drink cans
- Paper
- Non-recyclable material
Please ensure that all recyclable material is separated before you visit the site. It will make your visit easier and ensure as much of Midlothian's waste is recycled as possible.
Midlothian Council's Community Recycling Centres are provided for householders to deposit their own waste. It is illegal for commercial businesses and traders to use the Recycling Centres to deposit general refuse.
Commercial vehicles are not permitted to deposit general waste at the Recycling Centres.
