Upholstered domestic seating for traders
There is new guidance for the storage and disposal of upholstered furniture, such as sofas, chairs, and beanbags. This means that we must manage the way we accept and store this waste at our sites ensuring we keep these items separate from other waste types.
Community Recycling Centres, Eshiels and Hawick Waste Transfer station will no longer be able accept upholstered domestic seating from trade customers.Further information is available.
These changes follow guidance issued from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. They relate to the storage and disposal of upholstered domestic seating containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
The following are classed as upholstered domestic seating:
- Sofas
- Sofa beds
- Armchairs
- Kitchen and dining room chairs
- Stools and foot stools
- Home office chairs
- Futons, bean bags and, floor and sofa cushions
- Electrical recliner chairs
This list includes any part made of or containing leather, synthetic leather, other fabric, or foam.