Recycling sites - Tain Recycling Centre

Due to new guidance for the storage and disposal of waste upholstered domestic seating, this Household Waste Recycling Centre can no longer accept the following items:

Settees, sofas, sofa beds.

Armchairs, including electric reclining chairs, home office chairs and upholstered kitchen and dining chairs.

Futons, pouffes, upholstered stools and footstools.

Beanbags, floor and sofa cushions.

Approach Tain Household Waste Recycling Centre from the Lidl/Home Bargains direction.

No queuing will be permitted along from the Blairlaith Industrial Site direction on Shore Road.

A booking system is now in place for vans and trailers. DIY waste cannot be taken to the HWRC in trailers or vans. If you are using a van or hiring a van,  please ensure it is under 3.5T maximum gross weight before making your booking.

Book your timeslot

• 25 December: Closed
• 26 December: Closed
• 1 January: Closed
• 2 January: Closed

Tuesday to Friday - 10am to 5pm

Saturday - 10am to 4pm

Closed for lunch - 1pm to 1.30pm

• bulky household items (for example sofas, mattresses, rolls of carpet and garden tools)
• 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