Reminder: Booking system set to be removed from most Aberdeenshire household recycling centres

Aberdeenshire Council will allow cars to visit all household recycling centres except for Inverurie and Westhill without booking from Monday, January 8.

A permit system for vans and trailers will be reintroduced across all household recycling centres in January to stop trade waste entering the sites.

Due to high demand at Alford, Fraserburgh, Huntly, Insch, Laurencekirk, Portsoy, Turriff, and Westhill household recycling centres, pedestrian access will be reintroduced.

Pedestrians, bicycles, and bikes with trailers will be allowed safe access without the presence of other vehicles at these sites from noon to 12.30pm each day from Monday, January 8.

At Inverurie, the booking system will remain as vehicles queuing for the site have historically become a police traffic issue during busy periods.

Similarly, at the busy Westhill household recycling centre, removing the booking system would lead to traffic congestion near the site.

Visit aberdeenshire.gov.uk/RecyclingCentres to check household recycling centre opening days and times.

The booking system will now be used to implement the permit system that was approved by committee before Covid.

This permit system for the booking of vans and trailers, along with the limit of 24 visits per year, will be a control measure to keep trade waste out of household recycling centres while still allowing households with these vehicles to access the sites.

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