Sites currently approved by the Secretary of State for the disposal of low level radioactive waste in accordance with authorisations granted under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 are listed in the table.
| Site |
Operator |
| Black Devon Tip |
Clackmannan District Council |
| Lower Polmaise Tip |
Stirling District Council |
| Balbarton Tip |
Kirkcaldy District Council |
| Ness Tip |
City of Aberdeen District Council |
| Braehead Tip |
City of Edinburgh District Council |
| East Saltoun Tip |
East Lothian District Council |
| Birdston Tip |
Strathkelvin District Council |
| Earnock Tip |
East Kilbride District Council |
| Cathkin Tip |
East Kilbride District Council |
| Kilgarth Tip |
City of Glasgow District Council |
| Summerston Tip |
City of Glasgow District Council |
| Riverside Tip |
City of Dundee District Council |
| Longman Tip |
Inverness District Council |
| Dalmacoulter Tip |
Monklands District Council |
| Melville Wood Tip |
North East Fife District Council |
| Sites which may accept 'special waste' |
| Site |
Authority Area |
Material |
| Central Region |
|
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| Kinneil Kerse Tip, Bo'ness Foreshore, Bo'ness |
Falkirk DC |
Asbestos and toxic industrial wastes |
| West Carron, Carron Road, Falkirk |
Falkirk DC |
Asbestos |
| Lower Polmaise, Fallin, Stirling |
Stirling DC |
Asbestos |
| Fife Region |
|
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| East Forthar Farm, Kingskettle, Ladybank |
NE Fife DC |
Dyestuffs waste |
| Grampian Region |
|
|
| Little Clinterty, Clinterty, Aberdeen |
City of Aberdeen DC |
Some chemical wastes |
| Blackdog Farm (North). Bridge of Don |
Gordon DC |
Asbestos |
| Highland Region |
|
|
| Council Site, Brackletter, Spean Bridge |
Lochaber DC |
Asbestos |
| Site |
Authority Area |
Material |
| Nontox Ltd., Ardersier (Incinerator) |
Inverness DC |
Tar, Pitch, Bitumen, Asphalts, Paint Wastes |
| Lothian Region |
|
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| Levenseat Landfill Ltd., Levenseat Quarry, Fauldhouse |
West Lothian |
Asbestos |
| Strathclyde Region |
|
|
| Stevenston Works Tip, Stevenston |
Cunninghame DC |
Chemical industry wastes |
| Greenoakhill Tip, Hamilton Road, Broomhouse, Glasgow |
City of Glasgow DC |
Major site for toxic waste |
| Craignaught Quarry, Dunlop |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun DC |
Asbestos |
| Lanarkshire Lagoons, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell |
Motherwell DC |
Industrial sludges |
| Coke Ovens Area, Ravenscraig Works, Motherwell |
Motherwell DC |
Emergency disposal of coke manufacturing effluents into boreholes |
| Auchinlea North |
Motherwell DC |
Asbestos, paint wastes, industrial effluent treatment sludge, interceptor wastes, acid tars |
| Tweeniehills quarry, Kilarchan |
Renfrew DC |
Tanning wastes |
| Birdston, Kirkintilloch |
Strathkelvin DC |
Major site for toxic liquids and industrial wastes |
| Tayside Region |
|
|
| Lochead Farm Landfill Site, Forfar |
Angus DC |
Asbestos |
| Leysmill Quarry, Leysmill, Arbroath |
Angus DC |
Asbestos |
| Leoch and Fallows Quarries, Rosemill, Dundee |
City of Dundee DC |
Asbestos |
| Wellbank Quarry, Wellbank, Dundee |
City of Dundee DC |
Asbestos |
| Luncarty Bleachfield, Luncarty, Perth |
Perth and Kinross DC |
Bleachworks residues |
| Shetland Islands |
|
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| Sullom Voe Terminal, Calback Ness, Shetland Islands |
Shetland Islands Council |
Oil contaminated soil |
| Sites which may accept clinical waste |
| Site |
Authority Area |
Clinical Waste |
| Component Authorised |
|
|
| Kinneil Kerse Tip, Foreshore, Bo'ness |
Falkirk DC |
Veterinary wastes |
| Lochead Tip, Wellwood, Dunfermline |
Dunfermline DC |
Veterinary wastes |
| Melville Wood, Ladybank, Fife |
North East Fife DC |
Animal Carcasses (Prior Arrangement) |
| Westburn Lane, St. Andrew's, Fife (Incinerator) |
North East Fife DC |
Medical, surgical, veterinary wastes. Carcasses and flesh |
| Greenoakhill Tip, Glasgow, Strathclyde |
City of Glasgow DC |
Medical wastes |