Selkirk community recycling centre
Selkirk tip, Riverside, Selkirk, TD7 5DU. Run by Scottish Borders Council.
No booking needed
Scottish Borders booking pageOpening times
Summer hours (30 March - 27 September 2026)
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 10am to 1.15pm, 2pm to 6.45pm |
| Wednesday and Thursday | 10am to 1.15pm, 2pm to 4.45pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday and Sunday | 9am to 1.15pm, 2pm to 4.45pm |
Winter hours (28 September 2026 - 28 March 2027) · now
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday to Thursday | 10am to 1.15pm, 2pm to 4.45pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday and Sunday | 9am to 1.15pm, 2pm to 4.45pm |
Scottish Borders has published these hours up to 28 March 2027; the next season's times are not out yet.
Closed for lunch 1.15pm to 2pm
What Selkirk takes
aerosols · bikes · batteries (car and domestic) · fluorescent tubes and lightbulbs · food tins & drinks cans · furniture · fridges and freezers · garden waste · gas cylinders/bottles · glass bottles and jars · household waste · large electrical appliances · paper, newspapers, magazines and cardboard · plastic packaging · scrap metal · small electrical appliances · textiles and clothes · TVs and monitors · upholstered domestic seating · used engine oil · wood and timber
Before you visit
- Does not take hardcore and rubble.
Scottish Borders tip rules: 22 materials, vans





Nearest other tips
- Galashiels 8.9 km
- Hawick 14.3 km
- Kelso 26.9 km
- Stobhill (Newtongrange) 36.8 km, Midlothian
- Penicuik 39.1 km, Midlothian
Bin day near Selkirk
Scottish Borders Council collects the bins here.
Source: scotborders.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Scottish Borders tips