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RECYCLING EDINBURGH
Secure IT asset disposal and computer donation for businesses and homes in Edinburgh.
100% Free. 100% Secure. 0% Landfill.
IF YOU RUN A BUSINESS IN EDINBURGH, THE TIP IS NOT AN OPTION
This catches people out constantly, so it is worth being blunt about.
“Household waste recycling centres are only for residents to dispose of their own household waste and recycling. We do not accept commercial waste or any waste from businesses.”
— City of Edinburgh Council
It does not matter that the laptops came from a small office, or that you would be taking them in your own car.
Even if it were allowed, the practicalities rule it out. City of Edinburgh Council requires a booked slot and documented proof of Edinburgh residency, and requires . It refuses liveried vans, anything over 3.5 tonnes, Luton vans and trailers larger than 6ft by 4ft. There is no version of a business IT clear-out that fits comfortably through that door.
Businesses have a separate duty of care for waste electricals under the WEEE Regulations, and you are required to be able to show where the equipment went. That is what we give you: a documented collection, certified data destruction, and a waste transfer record.
Anyone moving your waste commercially has to be a registered waste carrier. We are — registration CBDU607333, checkable on the Environment Agency public register, and listed on our certifications page.
BOOK A BUSINESS COLLECTIONAND IF YOU ARE CLEARING OUT AT HOME, HERE IS THE HONEST COMPARISON
You can take a computer to a City of Edinburgh site. Here is where they are.
Seafield
Main site76 Seafield Road, Edinburgh, EH6 7LW
Seven days a week, booked slots only. Pedestrian access available
Sighthill
Bankhead Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 4EA
Seven days a week, booked slots only. Pedestrian access available
Craigmillar
Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4TB
Seven days a week, booked slots only. No van access, pedestrian access suspended
They will take it. But you will need a car, and a free hour in opening hours — and the machine is processed for its materials. Nobody uses it again.
We collect from your door for nothing, wipe the data to NIST 800-88 standard, and if the machine still has life in it we refurbish it and pass it on. If it is genuinely dead, we recycle it responsibly — and tell you that is what happened.
THE COUNCIL RECYCLES THE COMPUTER.
WE TRY TO KEEP IT A COMPUTER.
WHERE WE COLLECT IN EDINBURGH
Across Edinburgh and the Lothians - the city centre, Leith, Morningside, Corstorphine, Portobello, Musselburgh and Livingston.
We collect nationwide by courier, or send you a prepaid postage label if you would rather drop it off — there is no fixed local round to wait for, so book whenever suits you. Labels and QR codes are issued between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Outside the area? We collect across the UK — book a collection anywhere.