Communal bin hubs

The Perth City Centre Bin Hubs are on-street waste and recycling bins that have been provided for all properties that do not have space to store a set of bins. At each bin hub you can dispose of general waste, recycling and food waste. Please see below for a comprehensive list of materials that can be disposed of at the hubs.

Residents are asked to place waste and recycling inside the bins, and not leave any on top, in front of, or at the side of the containers. Doing so may prevent the bin being emptied.

It is an offence to fly-tip any bulky items and bagged waste at bin hubs and any incidents of fly-tipping will be investigated. Please use alternative methods of disposal of bulky items and excess waste such as recycling centres or the council's special uplift service.

Bin hubs are for domestic use only. Commercial businesses or organisations are not permitted to dispose of waste or recycling in these containers, and doing so may attract a penalty notice. For information on disposing of commercial or business waste, please visit our commercial waste pages.

How do I find my nearest bin hub?

Residents are asked to only use the dedicated domestic waste bin hubs. Enter your address details to find the location of your nearest bin hub. If you require further assistance, please call our Customer Service Centre on 01738 476476 or email recycle@pkc.gov.uk.

Grey bin recycling

For grey bin recycling, please ensure when recycling is placed into the container it is dry and loose. No bags should be used to contain recycling.

Materials that can be recycled are as follows:

When recycling your foil, always make sure you:

• wipe or shake off any crumbs
• rinse off any food or sauce - dirty foil can make your bin smell and is classed as food contamination which can result in a rejected collection 
• save smaller pieces of kitchen foil, scrunch them together into a ball with foil sweet wrappers and foil lids before recycling - this helps when it is being sorted at the recycling facility
• Check if it has a lot of baked-on food or is very greasy, for example from a roast or barbecue, this should be put straight into your green bin. This is because it is too heavily contaminated and could disrupt the recycling process.

For soft plastics, make sure you:

• empty out crisp packets and food packaging 
• ensure soft plastics are added to the grey bin loose (unbagged) 
• check if there is a lot of contamination, for example food leftovers, that are hard to clean off. If so, the soft plastics should be put straight into your green bin as including too heavily contaminated materials could disrupt the recycling process.

Blue bin recycling

Food waste recycling

For easy food waste recycling you can use a food waste caddy and liners to collect food waste in your household. You can receive a free food waste caddy by visiting one of these locations.

When recycling food waste please do not use plastic bags, instead line your caddy with compostable liners, newspaper, or use it without a liner. Compostable caddy liners can be ordered through this link.

Materials that can be recycled are as follows:

Access to recycling services for additional recycling needs

There are over 151 Recycling Points and 9 Recycling Centres across Perth and Kinross. To find additional recycling facilities near you, use our search tool.