Highland tips and recycling centres
The Highland Council runs 21 household waste recycling centres.
Opening times
| Tip | Open |
|---|---|
| Alness | Mon to Fri 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 5pm; Sat 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 4pm |
| Aviemore | Mon to Fri 9am to 4pm; Sat 10am to 4pm |
| Bonar Bridge | Mon 1pm to 4.30pm; Thu 8am to 12 noon |
| Brora | Mon to Sat 9am to 1pm |
| Dingwall | Mon to Fri 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 5pm; Sat 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 4pm |
| Durness | Tue 10am to 2pm; Thu 10am to 2pm |
| Fort William | Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm; Sat 10am to 4pm |
| Gairloch | Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm; Sat 10am to 2pm |
| Grantown (Grantown on Spey) | Sat 9am to 3pm |
| Inverness | Mon to Sun 10am to 6pm |
| Kilchoan | Wed 12 noon to 2pm; Fri 12 noon to 2pm |
| Kingussie | Sat 9am to 3pm |
| Lairg | Mon 8am to 12 noon; Tue 8am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 4.30pm; Thu 1pm to 4.30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm |
| Lochinver | Mon and Tue 12 noon to 4pm; Thu 12 noon to 4pm; Sat 9am to 1pm |
| Nairn | Mon to Fri 10am to 4.30pm; Sat 10am to 4pm |
| Portree | Mon to Fri 9am to 12 noon, 1pm to 3.30pm; Sat 9.30am to 12 noon, 1pm to 3.30pm |
| Tain | Tue to Fri 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 5pm; Sat 10am to 1pm, 1.30pm to 4pm |
| Thurso | Mon to Fri 10am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 5pm; Sat 10am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 4pm |
| Tongue | Mon and Tue 12 noon to 4pm; Thu and Fri 12 noon to 4pm; Sat 9am to 1pm |
| Ullapool | Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm |
| Wick | Mon to Fri 10am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 5pm; Sat 10am to 12 noon, 12.30pm to 4pm |
What Highland tips take
bulky household items · car batteries · cardboard · engine oil · garden waste · gas cylinders · general household waste · glass · household batteries · light bulbs and fluorescent tubes · mixed dry recyclables · oil filters · plasterboard · scrap metal · small and large electrical appliances · soil and rubble · textiles · wood
Listed for most Highland tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.
Before you visit any Highland tip
- For residents' household waste only; no business or commercial waste.
- Vehicles of 3,500kg gross weight or more, tippers, flat-bed trucks and plant vehicles are not allowed.
Bin collection days nearby
Read from highland.gov.uk on 2 October 2026.