Everything we know: Body found at Queenslie Recycling Centre

Easter Queenslie Recycling Centre opened today at 8am, but within just 40 minutes a body was found within the premises.

Detectives then immediately shut the waste management facility while forensic officers probed the area.

Police Scotland patrolled the scene (Image: Sourced)

Police have now confirmed the death is not being treated as suspicious.

A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death.

The council owned property in the East End was locked down this morning with Police Slow signs visible at the entrance.

Meanwhile cops were seen patrolling the recycling centre with multiple squad cars and vans parked inside.

Local authority workers who operate the site were sent home while police took control of the crime scene.

A City Property van with a council official inside could also be seen at the site.

The Glasgow Times reported to the scene and spoke to workers and members of the public who reacted to the discovery.

Detectives then immediately shut the waste management facility while forensic officers probed the area. (Image: Sourced)

One person said: “A body has been found so all the workers have been sent home for the day, I can’t believe it you don’t expect this to happen.”

A second person said: “I came to use the dump but the police turned me away and said there was no access, I heard someone has died. It is devastating.”

A third person said: “A man has lost his life, I don’t know how or what happened but I am really thinking about his family. How can this have happened?”

A fourth person said: “A body has been found at the recycling centre so the full area has been shut down while investigations go on, unbelievable.”

Police were spotted probing in the area (Image: Sourced)

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.40am on Wednesday, 10 April, 2024 we were made aware that the body of a man had been discovered at a recycling centre on Easter Queenslie Road, Glasgow. 

"A post mortem examination will be carried out in due course to establish the exact cause of death which police are not treating as suspicious.

"A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."

The public first became aware of the incident when Glasgow City Council tweeted that the centre would be closed.

On the newly named platform X, the local authority said further updates would be issued.

They are now working with the police as investigations continue.

Police vans arrived on the scene (Image: Sourced)

A spokesperson for Glasgow City Council said: “Due to a police incident, our Queenslie household waste recycling centre is currently closed to the public.

“Residents hoping to dispose of their household waste are asked to use an alternative waste centre while this incident is on-going.

“We will update our social media when it is appropriate to re-open the waste centre.

“As this is a police incident, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”