Perth and Kinross tips and recycling centres

Perth & Kinross Council runs 9 household waste recycling centres.

Opening times

Perth and Kinross tips and their opening hours
Tip Open
Aberfeldy Tue 9am to 7pm; Thu 9am to 7pm; Sat and Sun 10am to 5pm
Auchterarder Tue 9am to 7pm; Thu 9am to 7pm; Sat and Sun 10am to 5pm
Bankfoot Tue 9am to 7pm; Thu 9am to 7pm; Sat and Sun 10am to 5pm
Blairgowrie Mon 9am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 4pm
Crieff Mon 9am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 4pm
Friarton (Perth) Mon 9am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 4pm
Inveralmond (Perth) Mon to Wed 9am to 4pm; Sat and Sun 9am to 4pm
Kinross Mon 9am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 4pm
Pitlochry Mon 9am to 4pm; Thu to Sun 9am to 4pm

What Perth and Kinross tips take

Bicycles · Books · Car Batteries · Cardboard · Cooking Oil · Electrical & Electronic Equipment · Engine Oil · Fluorescent, LED & Long Life Light Bulbs · Fridges & Freezers · Garden Waste · Glass · Large Domestic Appliances · Paper · Rigid Plastic Packaging · Scrap Metal · Textiles (Clothes & Shoes) · Timber · Vapes · Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating · Bulky Goods · Rubble · Soil · Stone

Listed for most Perth and Kinross tips. Each tip's page says what it takes.

Vans, trailers and permits

  • Vans: Householders using a commercial-type vehicle (van) need a free Domestic Exemption Permit, displayed in the windscreen.
  • Trailers: Trailers over 6ft count as commercial-type vehicles and need a permit.

Apply for a Perth and Kinross permit

Before you visit any Perth and Kinross tip

  • Free for householders.
  • No entry on foot or by bicycle; queuing on public roads is not permitted.
  • Site attendants cannot help lift or carry bags.

Bin collection days nearby

Perth and Kinross

Read from pkc.gov.uk on 2 October 2026. We list the tips whose details we could check against the council's own pages.