Contact Details
- Address: 35A Ben Nevis Way, Fort William PH33 6PR
- GPS: 56.8250516,-5.0851982
- Phone: 01349 886603
Opening Times
- Monday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Tuesday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Wednesday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Thursday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Friday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Saturday Summer 10am - 5pm, Winter 10am - 4pm
- Sunday closed
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Fort William Recycling Centre specializes in recycling and waste management. It can be found at 35A Ben Nevis Way, Fort William PH33 6PR.
Materials accepted
It accepts the following types of waste and recyclable items here:
- Aerosol
- Book
- Car Battery
- Cardboard
- Carpet
- Carton
- Electrical Appliance
- Engine Oil
- Fluorescent Tube
- Foil
- Freezer
- Fridge
- Furniture
- Garden Chemical
- Garden Waste
- Glass
- Household Battery
- Light Bulb
- Mattress
- Mobile Phone
- Monitor
- Paint
- Paper
- Scrap Metal
- Shoe
- Textile
- TV
- Vegetable Oil
- Wood
Residents who want to dispose of waste not listed here must contact the nearest tip to clarify if that type of waste is acceptable.
Fort William Dump is controlled by The Highland Council Waste Management Disposal Services. The recycling centre is only for use by local residents.
Schedule
Fort William Recycling Centre is closed on public holidays irrespective of the day of the week the date falls upon. It is usually open at the following times:
- Monday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Tuesday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Wednesday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Thursday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Friday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Saturday: Summer 10am – 5pm, Winter 10am – 4pm
- Sunday: closed
Residents who wish to access the site with a large vehicle, such as a van or trailer, must contact the recycling centre to book an appointment and obtain a permit before their visit. Permits are free. It can be contacted via phone, email or online booking form.
Fort William Recycling Centre can be contacted on 01349 886603 for any queries residents may have on the service offered by the site.
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Frequently asked questions about Fort William Recycling Centre
The UK recyclable waste service is a municipal service. However, it is only for materials generated in homes.
The cost of commercial materials is variable and depends on many factors:
- Location: in more frequented industrial estates, costs are usually lower than in rural places that are more difficult to access.
- The type of waste: some materials, such as toxic waste, need special treatment so they use more resources to manage them, and therefore their price is high.
- Volumes: the greater volume of waste you generate, the higher the price you have to pay for it. However, if the amounts produced are tons, you may get a reduction in the payment for handling your waste.
It is better to contact your nearest recycling center by phone or email to check the final cost.
Brown bins are not that common in the UK. However, if the town hall to which you belong has them, this is what you can deposit in these containers:
The brown containers are for mixed recycling in most of the country’s municipalities where this color is issued. These mixed recycling materials include:
- Plastic bottles
- Food cans
- Beverage cans
- Aerosol sprays
- Aluminum foil (including trays)
- Glass bottles and jars
However, you must make sure what type of materials you should deposit in your brown container by contacting your nearest recycling center directly, since in some municipalities the brown containers are intended for organic waste from the garden and food waste.
The disposable materials that we generate in our homes, depending on whether they are treated correctly or not, end up in landfills or household waste recycling centers.
A landfill is a site designated to dispose of the waste we generate. Typically, at these designated sites, large holes are built into which garbage is buried.
The recycling centers or household waste recycling centers, are places where recyclable waste is collected, separated and laid up, to be later transferred to another area or facility for recycling or transformation.
Recycling symbols are those images that appear on all kinds of products, articles and packaging so that consumers know what type of waste they are (recyclable or non-recyclable) and what material they are made of.
Recycling symbols are important because they guide us to manage our waste well. However, there are some products and packaging that have not been properly labeled and do not contain a recycling label.
If you have waste that you don’t know how to classify, contact your nearest recycling center.
If you have recently cleaned out your closet and you have clothes that you no longer use and you are thinking of throwing them away, you can check on our website which is the nearest recycling center where you can leave clothes, textiles and shoes that you no longer use.
You can find this information by choosing the category Cloth & Fabrics. There you will see the list of recycling centers with contact information: addresses, phones, e-mails.
You just have to and put your postal code or address.
