Recycling Centres (Civic Amenity)
Where do you go if you have household items to recycle or dispose of which are not suitable for the normal collections?
Try your nearest Recycling Centre (Civic Amenity site). There are five on the Orkney Mainland – Bossack in Tankerness, Cursiter Quarry in Firth, Garson Industrial Estate in Stromness, Hatston Industrial Estate, Crowness Crescent, Kirkwall and St Margaret's Hope.
Recycling Centre Opening Hours
From Tuesday 8 May 2012 to Sunday 30 September 2012
Hatston and Garson Recycling Centres
11am to 6.45pm, Tuesday to Friday
9.30am to 4.45pm, Saturday and Sunday
Bossack Recycling Centre
11am to 6.45pm, Tuesday to Friday
St Margaret's Hope Recycling Centre
11am to 6.45pm, Monday to Friday
9.30am to 4.45pm, Saturday and Sunday
Cursiter Recycling Centre (opening hours unchanged)
8am to 3.45pm, Monday to Thursday
8am to 3.15pm, Friday
Recycling Centre Services
Please note that Bonded Asbestos (generally corrugated roofing sheets) can only be disposed of at Bossack Recycling Centre, Tankerness. All Bonded Asbestos MUST be wrapped securely in plastic sheeting or placed in sealed bags. All packages or bags of asbestos should be to such a size and weight that they can be easily handled by two persons. This also applies to Bonded Asbestos collected by the Council from domestic properties as a special collection.
Please note that larger quantities (over six sheets) will only be accepted at Bossack Recycling Centre if they are pre-booked with us.
Other types of asbestos which pose a greater health risk will not be accepted by Orkney Islands Council and should only be handled and disposed of via a Specialist Contractor.
There is a special skip for garden waste at the recycling centres. This is shredded and composted to make a soil conditioner – so please do not mix concrete, stone, metal or plastic in with your weeds and prunings.
Soil conditioner is now available from Bossack Recycling Centre, Tankerness and occasionally from other recycling centres. Please contact Development and Infrastructure on telephone: (01856) 886367 to check on availability. Members of the public can pick up soil conditioner free of charge, there may however be a loading fee if larger quantities are required.
Please note that the height restriction barrier of 2.2 metres at Bossack Recycling Centre will be permanently lowered, vehicles below this height will continue to gain access to the site with no difficulties. Any householders who wish to dispose of their own domestic waste using a large van or truck should contact Development and Infrastructure on Telephone: 01856 886367 to make arrangements for the barrier to be raised. This action has been taken due to persistent misuse of the facility by Commercial Traders.
Each site is kitted out with bins and skips you can use to dispose or recycle a wide range of household items – everything from scrap metal and building materials to furniture, carpets and bottles. Each bin or skip is clearly marked so you know which container to use.
Household items which can be recycled at these sites include:
- Scrap metal
- Vehicle batteries
- Household batteries
- Electrical equipment
- Garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Waste oil
- Fluorescent tubes
- Cans
- Glass
- Cartons - milk, juice, etc.