Banchory recycling centre

Banchory tip, Crow's Nest, Upper Lochton Road, Banchory, AB31 4EQ. Run by Aberdeenshire Council.

No booking needed

No booking needed in a car. Vehicles with trailers and commercial-type vehicles (vans) must book and have a limited number of visits.

Aberdeenshire booking page

Opening times

Monday to Thursday 9am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 4.30pm
Friday 9am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 4pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 4.30pm

Closed 12.30pm to 1pm daily

Opening times vary over Christmas and New Year

What Banchory takes

Batteries (household) · Bricks · Car battery · Carpets · Clothes · Cooking oil · Earth and rubble · Fluorescent tubes · Fridges and freezers · Garden waste · Gas cylinders · Glass (bottles and jars) · Large electrical items · Small electrical items · Light bulbs (energy saving) · Scrap metal · Shoes · Soil · Textiles · Vapes · Wood · Plasterboard · Upholstered seating · Polystyrene expanded (EPS) · Bikes, bicycles

Before you visit

  • No pedestrian access.
  • Engine oil is temporarily not accepted.

Aberdeenshire tip rules: 26 materials, vans

Pin: centre of AB31 4EQ. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Banchory

Aberdeenshire Council collects the bins here.

Source: aberdeenshire.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Aberdeenshire tips