In 2008/09 households in Aberdeenshire recycled or composted 32.3% of their waste (SEPA, 2009). This is a fantastic achievement.
Urban householders
Urban householders in Aberdeenshire have been provided with a black box and white sack for recycling household waste.
Black Box
Please note: your local authority black box may differ slightly in appearance
Yes Please
- Household batteries (in pink battery bag)
- Food and drinks cans (rinse)
- Glass bottles and jars
(remove lids and rinse)
- Plastic bottles (all kinds -
remove lids rinse and
flatten where possible)
White Sack
Please note: your local authority White Sack may differ slightly in appearance
Yes Please
- Catalogues & brochures
- Greeting cards (no glitter)
- Leaflets
- Newspapers & magazines
- Office paper
- Receipts
- Travel tickets
- White envelopes
- Telephone directories and Yellow pages
- White or Grey card
No Thanks
- Brown cardboard of any type
- Brown envelopes
- Plastic wrappers
Rural householders
If you stay in a Rural Community you will receive a Blue-Lidded Paper Recycling Bin which is collected every four weeks
UNLESS you are in the Weekly Recycling Trial area. In this case, your paper will be collected weekly, along with the rest of your recycling, and you should put your recycling containers (including your White Paper Recycling Sack) in the Blue-Lidded Bin on collection day to prevent them blowing away.
Blue Lidded Bin
Please note: your local authority Blue Lidded Bin may differ slightly in appearance
Yes Please
- Catalogues & brochures
- Greeting cards (no glitter)
- Leaflets
- Newspapers & magazines
- Office paper
- Receipts
- Travel tickets
- White envelopes
- Telephone directories and Yellow pages
- White or Grey card
No Thanks
- Brown cardboard of any type
- Brown envelopes
- Plastic wrappers
Insch and Portsoy
Householders in Insch and Portsoy have been taking part in a trial of Blue Boxes as an alternative to the White Sack. The boxes are being trialled in response to public feedback as they offer a bit more space for the expanded range of paper and white/grey card we now collect and are less likely to blow away.
Blue Box
Please note: your local authority Blue Box may differ slightly in appearance
Yes Please
- Catalogues & brochures
- Greeting cards (no glitter)
- Leaflets
- Newspapers & magazines
- Office paper
- Receipts
- Travel tickets
- White envelopes
- Telephone directories and Yellow pages
- White or Grey card
No Thanks
- Brown cardboard of any type
- Brown envelopes
- Plastic wrappers
If you would like to know more about the scheme, please contact Aberdeenshire Council’s recycling helpline on
0845 600 3900 or visit their or visit their
website.
Don’t have a kerbside scheme?
There are a number of recycling centres and point across Aberdeenshire. You can use our
Sort It website to find your nearest.
Want to recycle something else?
If you live within the Aberdeenshire Council area and want to recycle something that is not collected by the kerbside scheme
there are still several things that you can do.
- Recycle – Your local recycling centres and points often accept a wider range of items than your kerbside scheme. You can find your nearest recycling centre or point on our Sort It website.
- Reuse – A wide range of items from books to bookcases can be reused. You can find reuse outlets (e.g. Charity shops and Furniture charities) on our Sort It website.
- Reduce – Why not go even further and try to reduce the amount of waste that you produce in the
first place. Find out how by visiting the Reduce section of this website.
