Household Waste Recycling Centres

Our Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) are for North Ayrshire residents to:

• dispose of small quantities of household waste
• access reuse and recycling services

Please take waste to your nearest HWRC. There is no cost to use this service.

You must bring proof of North Ayrshire residency to enter the site. This can be one of the following:

• Council Tax bill
• driving licence
• utility bill

Identification documents must be displayed and clearly visible on the car's dashboard.

We have provided some initial information about our new online booking system on this page. Once live, in late April 2025, we will update this page with further information to use as a how to guide and to answer some of your frequently asked questions. A how to guide video will be made available as part of a comprehensive communication campaign.

Our booking system aims to:

• reduce traffic and queueing at site entrances
• improve site safety for visitors and staff
• reduce site misuse by non North Ayrshire residents and commercial and trade operators

Once live, visits must be booked in advance of arrival at our recycling centres.

We have appointed a software supplier and are working with them to test, implement, and streamline the booking system process prior to implementation in late April 2025.

• cars, including estate cars
• people carriers 4 by 4
• MPV (multi-purpose vehicle)

There will be no limit to the number or visits that residents may make by car. Cars with trailers and vans (including hire vans) will continue to apply for a tip permit (see below) before being able to dispose of waste in a recycling centre.

For health and safety reasons our recycling centres are vehicular access only.

Children and pets must stay in customer vehicles at all times when visiting our recycling centres.

Once the booking system is live (in late April) available slots may be booked up to 14 days in advance. Same day bookings may be made where slots are available.

Customers must finish unloading before the stated site closing time.

You will be able to visit the sites multiple times in one day, but you will need to book a slot for each visit (subject to availability).

Once live, you may prefer to make a booking:

• by calling 01294 310000, or for Arran residents 01770 600338
• in person at local offices, in Arran, Irvine, Largs, or Saltcoats

Online bookings

Following implementation, you will receive an email confirmation with your booking reference number, date, time, and location of your booked slot. If you have not received this within 24 hours, check your junk/spam folder. The email will come from NoReply@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Phone or in person bookings

You will be given a booking reference number.

When the system is live, you will be able to cancel, or change the date and time of a booking.

Alternatively, once the system is live, you may:

• follow the link on your booking confirmation email
• contact us
• call 01770 600338 if you are an Arran resident
• visit one of our local offices in Arran, Irvine, Largs, or Saltcoats

Our site employees have the right to inspect waste and may refuse entry if waste is:

• from outside North Ayrshire
• of a large quantity
• non-household, trade, or commercial waste