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Recycling Points

The following tables show locations of Recycling Points and what you can recycle at them. The Community Recycling Centres in Duns, Eshiels, Eyemouth, Hawick and Galashiels also accept garden waste, drinks cartons, fridges, car batteries, LPG cylinders,waste mineral oils and scrap metals.

Towns/Villages A-B

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Ancrum Bus shelter Yes No No No See Map
Ashkirk Village Green, off A7 Yes Yes No No See Map
Ayton Crofts car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Bonchester Bridge Village Hall car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Broughton Near King George V car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Burnmouth Old A1 road Yes Yes No No See Map

Towns/Villages C-E

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Carlops Loupins Quarry Yes Yes No No See Map
Chirnside Playing Fields car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Cockburnspath Bowling Club Yes Yes No No See Map
Coldingham Playing fields Yes Yes No No See Map
Coldstream Hillview lorry park Yes Yes No No See Map
Denholm Fishers car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Dryburgh Dryburgh Abbey Hotel Yes No No No See Map
Earlston Industrial Estate Yes Yes No No See Map
Eddleston Village Hall Car Park Yes Yes No No See Map
Eyemouth Northern caravan park Yes Yes No No See Map
Eyemouth Swimming Pool car park Yes Yes No No See Map

Towns/Villages G-H

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Galashiels Asda car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Galashiels Heriot Watt University Yes No No No See Map
Galashiels High Street car park Yes Yes Yes No See Map
Galashiels Marigold Bank Yes Yes No No See Map
Galashiels Netherdale Car Park Yes Yes No No See Map
Galashiels Tesco Car Park Yes Yes No No See Map
Galashiels Woodstock Avenue Yes Yes No No See Map
Gordon Station Rd car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Grantshouse Car park adjacent A1 Yes Yes No No See Map
Greenlaw Coldstream end village limits Yes Yes No No See Map
Hawick Appletreehall Road Yes Yes No No See Map
Hawick Haugh car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Hawick Kenilworth Avenue car park Yes Yes No No See Map
Hawick Morrisons car park Yes Yes Yes No See Map
Hawick Somerfield car park Yes Yes Yes Yes See Map

Towns/Villages I-K

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Innerleithen New Co-op car park Yes Yes No No See map
Jedburgh Canongate car park Yes Yes No No See map
Jedburgh Howdenburn Drive Yes Yes No No See map
Kelso Co-op car park Yes No No No See map
Kelso Kelso racecourse Yes No No No See map
Kelso At the end of Spylaw Road Yes Yes No No See map
Kelso Springwood Village caravan park Yes No No No See map

Towns/Villages L-R

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Lauder Industrial Estate Yes Yes Yes No See map
Lilliardsedge Caravan park Yes No No No See map
Lilliesleaf Village Hall Yes No No No See map
Melrose St Dunstans car park Yes Yes Yes No See map
Newcastleton Douglas Square Yes Yes No No See map
Newtown St. Boswells Coop car park Yes Yes No No See map
Pease Bay Caravan park Yes No No No See map
Peebles Eastgate car park Yes Yes No No See map
Peebles Kingsmeadows Yes Yes No No See map
Peebles Somerfield car park Yes Yes No No See map
Peebles Hydro Hotel Yes No No No See map
Preston Village Hall Yes No No No See map
Reston The Orchard Yes No No No See map

Towns/Villages S-Y

Town or Village Location Glass - all colours Textiles Books Tapes Location
Selkirk Somerfield Yes Yes No No See map
Skirling Village Hall Yes No No No See map
St Boswells Bus Station Car Park Yes Yes No No See map
Stow Next to Football Pitch Yes Yes No No See map
Town Yetholm Beside Playing Fields near School Yes No No No See map
Tweedbank Shop Car Park Yes Yes No No See map
Walkerburn Alexandra Park Yes Yes No No See map
West Linton Golf Club Yes No No No See map
Yarrow Valley Tibbieshiels Hotel Yes No No No See map

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