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What business rates are

Who must pay them

You’ll probably need to pay business rates if you use a building, or part of a building, for:

  • business purposes
  • other non-domestic purposes, such as education, social care, or waste management.

The Scottish Government has an online calculator for estimating your yearly business rates bill (mygov.scot website).

General Transitional Relief

Your property's rateable value may have changed on 1 April 2026. We will have automatically awarded General Transitional Relief on your account where any increase in your gross bill is more than the maximum increases for 2026–27 listed below:

Rateable value range Transitional Relief band 2026–27 2027–28 2028–2029
£0 to £20,000 Small 15% annual cap 40.3% cumulative cap 93.6% cumulative cap
£20,001 to £100,000 Medium 30% annual cap 87.2% cumulative cap 27.6% cumulative cap
Over £100,000 Large 50% annual cap 162.5% cumulative cap 459.1% cumulative cap

Find out how to appeal a business rates decision.

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What business rates are

Business rates are a tax on non-domestic properties (buildings that people do not live in), such as:

  • shops
  • offices
  • restaurants
  • warehouses
  • factories.

Find out how business rates are calculated (mygov.scot website).

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Household waste recycling centre locations and opening hours

Where our household waste recycling centres are

If you're a Renfrewshire resident, you can recycle and dispose of a range of household waste materials at our 5 recycling centres.

Our household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) are at:

  • Erskine, Barrhill Road, PA8 6BU
  • Johnstone, Miller Street, PA5 8HP
  • Linwood, Middleton Road, PA3 3DP
  • Paisley, Underwood Road, PA3 1TL
  • Renfrew, Haining Road, PA4 0AJ.

Opening hours

Our centres are open 7 days a week, from 8am to 6pm (last entry 5:45pm).

What vehicles you can use

You can only bring your car into our recycling centres, except our Linwood centre, where you can bring larger vehicles such as vans, pickups, and trailers.

You'll need to apply for a permit to visit our Linwood centre with a van, pickup or trailer.

What to expect when you arrive

Find out what you can dispose of at our recycling centres.

When you arrive at our recycling centres, you'll need to provide:

  • proof that you're a Renfrewshire resident, such as a council tax or utility bill
  • photo identification, such as your driving licence.

If you do not have these, you will not be able to enter the recycling centre.

If you want to visit our Linwood household waste recycling centre with a van, pickup or trailer, you will need to apply for a permit in advance.

You do not need a permit if you are visiting any of our recycling centres in a car.

You cannot remove any items from our recycling centres.

Other options

You have other options even if you do not have a car and cannot access our recycling centres.

Check your bin collection day and find out what can go in your bins.

If you have items that are too big to fit in your bins, you can arrange for us to collect them from your home.

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