Portsoy recycling centre

Portsoy tip, Station Yard, Portsoy, AB45 2QX. 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 Closed
Tuesday 9am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 4.30pm
Wednesday to Friday Closed
Saturday 9am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 4.30pm
Sunday Closed

Closed 12.30pm to 1pm daily

Opening times vary over Christmas and New Year

What Portsoy 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 · Engine oil

Before you visit

  • Pedestrians without a vehicle can arrange access by speaking to staff on site.
  • Does not take plasterboard or upholstered seating.

Aberdeenshire tip rules: 26 materials, vans

Pin: centre of AB45 2QX. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Portsoy

Aberdeenshire Council collects the bins here.

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