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East Kilbride Waste and Recycling Centre

East Kilbride Waste and Recycling Centre | South Lanarkshire Council
NameEast Kilbride Waste and Recycling Centre
AddressPeel Park Industrial Estate
TownEast Kilbride
PostcodeG74 5BU
Opening timesOpening hours from 1 April - 30 September:
Mon - Fri: 9am - 8pm
Sat: 9am - 7pm
Sun: 9am - 6pm

Opening hours from 1 October - 31 March:
Mon - Sun: 8am - 5pm
Closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day

Last entry to this site from Monday to Sunday will be 15 minutes before it closes. Residents will be denied access after this time.

The site closes completely for health and safety reasons when skips are being emptied/moved.
DescriptionEast Kilbride civic amenity/recycling site sits off the Queensway, East Kilbride is operated by Biffa on behalf of South Lanarkshire Council. There are skips for green waste, scrap metal, construction waste, cardboard and general waste. Facilities are also provided for the disposal of bottles and jars, food and drinks cans, paper, textiles and books. Banks for the disposal of used motor oil and car batteries are also provided. The site now also accepts waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) including fridges, freezers, fluorescent light bulbs, televisions and monitors for recycling purposes.
Fridges/freezer must be emptied of all food and defrosted
Liquid paint cannot be disposed of at this site unless the left over paint is solidified by either adding a paint hardener or sand/soil.
Gas bottles and canisters used for camping and barbeques, together with household fire extinguishers can be recycled at this site. Commercial, acetylene, industrial size cylinders and large CO2 cylinders will NOT be accepted.

This site is attended and assistance is normally available on request.
Cardboard skipsFencing will be installed around the cardboard skip at this site. This fencing will have letter box type openings that will allow only flat packed cardboard to be posted through into the skip. Please empty cardboard boxes and flat pack them before coming to the site.
Vans or cars with trailers- we now accept household waste in cars and vans up to 3.5t in weight and vehicles with trailers less than 2.4m long x 1.2m wide.
- No tipper vehicles are allowed.
Health and safetyThere is no pedestrian access to this recycling centre and children/pets should remain in vehicles at all times. Smoking is not permitted on site.
Commercial wasteTrade waste accepted 7 days a week (payable to Biffa directly at time of visit)
Waste from charitiesCharities remain able to dispose of recyclable waste including metal, wood, cardboard and textiles (in the textile banks provided). Domestic waste and bulky items from charities is not currently accepted at our sites.
PhoneFor enquiries call 07706347856 during the hours 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday
Email SLCHWRCEnquiries@biffa.co.uk
Web address https://www.biffa.co.uk
AreaEast Kilbride