Address:
Thurso Recycling Centre
Janetstown
By Thurso
KW14 7XF
Directions: Find us here
The above link enables you to:
- List all Recycling Centres and Recycling Points within a 10 mile Radius of the Thurso Recycling Centre .
- Search for an alternative recycling facility should the nearest one to you, not accept the item you wish to recycle.
Opening Hours:
Summer
1st April - 31st October
Sunday to Thursday 11.00am - 5.00pm
Friday & Saturday 9.00am - 6.00pm
Winter
1st November - 31st March
7 days a week 11.00am - 4.00pm
Please note that the site will be closed for lunch each from 2.00pm - 2.30pm daily.
Materials Accepted:
- Batteries - all householders batteries*
- Cans
- Car batteries
- Cardboard
- Engine oil
- Fluorescent light tubes, standard & energy efficient light bulbs
- Fridges & Freezers
- Furniture**
- Garden waste
- Gas cylinders
- Glass bottles & Jars
- Handbags & Shoes
- Monitors & TVs
- Paper
- Plastic bottles***
- Rubble & Soil
- Scrap metal
- Tetrapaks
- Textiles
- Tyres****
- WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment*****
- White goods
- Wood
* These include re-chargeable, non-rechargeable and battery packs from electronic and electrical equipment. It doesn’t matter if they are full, completely discharged or only part used. We accept -
- Single cell household batteries, such as AA, AAA, button and ‘square’ batteries used for items such as torches, clocks, shavers, radios, personal stereo’s, watches and calculators.
- Mobile phones, laptop computers, cordless power tools, toys and household appliances batteries.
- Used for hearing aids, pacemakers and photographic equipment.
** Furniture and household goods (including bric-a brac) can be donated to Homeaid Caithness for reuse by using the separate containers on site. Visit their website for more information about the work they do or contacting them on 01847 890696.
*** Only bottles identified with a small triangle containing the number 1 or 2 will be accepted. Type 1 bottles (PET) are mainly used for fizzy drinks and Type 2 (HDPE) are used for milk and detergents.
**** A maximum of two tyres.
***** Any electrical item with a plug attached, or items operated by a battery. This includes everything from small items such as hairdryers, DVD players and battery operated toys to large items such as fridges, freezers, washing machines and televisions.