Fife Council and Fife Resource Solutions are to re-open Cowdenbeath household waste recycling centre on Tuesday, November 24.

The move will mean all 11 of Fife's recycling centres will be be open and operating for the first time since the beginning of covid restrictions in March.

Fife has taken a phased approach to reopening recycling centres, making sure the safety of staff and local people were maintained in line with Scottish Government guidance.


As with other Fife sites, a booking system will be in place for Cowdenbeath. Bookings will be available on Thursday, November 19 for Tuesday, November 24 and the following six days.

Cowdenbeath will be open on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. To complement these times, Lochgelly recycling centre will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Robin Baird, Chief Operating Officer, Fife Resource Solutions (FRS), which runs recycling centres on behalf of Fife Council, said: "We thank Fife residents for their patience and understanding. We’re delighted that all of our sites will soon be open.

"It's thanks to most people sticking to the restrictions that we’ve been able to continue our staged and measured approach to the re-opening of sites, whilst ensuring the safety of staff and users. We will continue to review sites and how they are working to make them even more accessible and visitor-friendly."