Accepted waste types
We accept the following materials (please separate where possible):
- cardboard - corrugated cardboard, cardboard packaging and paper
- green waste - grass, plants, wood chips, shrubs and trees
- rubble waste - stones, bricks, ceramics and slabs
- scrap metal - ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- wood waste - MDF, laminate flooring, treated wood
- waste electronic and electrical equipment - electrical appliances
- glass - mixed glass like glass, bottles and jars
- textiles - clothing and shoes
- bikes - child to adult size bikes, working and non-working
- gas bottles - various makes, for example, Calor (these must be separate from the rest of your waste, do not skip)
- florescent tubes - strip lighting (household only, not commercial)
- household batteries
- car batteries - all types of car batteries
- engine oil - mixed oil (must be able to pour into collection container) - oil banks only available at Ladyann Crescent, Airdrie, Shotts, Netherton and Stobcross Street, Coatbridge
- general household waste - excess bagged waste from your household (plastics, household furniture, carpets, mattresses, polystyrene and soil)
- paint tins will only be accepted if they are filled with earth or sand to allow any remaining paint to be absorbed
Non-accepted waste types
We don't accept these materials and they must be disposed of through a licensed contractor:
- asbestos
- car tyres
- clinical waste
- hazardous substance waste
- oil-based paint
Details of appropriately licensed sites can be found online.
