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Aerosol Cans

Aerosol Cans can be recycled via your kerbside collection scheme or local recycling banks. You may also bring Aerosol cans to you Local Recycling Centre. Please use the right hand menu to find out your kerbside collection details or local recycling centre and banks.

Aluminium

Aluminium can be recycled via your kerbside collection scheme for cans and smaller Aluminium objects. Larger aluminium objects can be taken to your local recycling centre or scrap metal merchants. Please use the menu to the left to find out your kerbside collection details or local recycling center and banks.

Aluminium containers

Can usually be recycled by putting them in aluminium can banks and kerbside recycling containers.

Please check with your District council that these items are acceptable in the collection scheme operating in your area.

It is advisable to scrunch small pieces of aluminium foil together into a larger ball as this helps the sorting process.

Aluminium containers can also be taken to your local recycling centre.

Please use the left hand menu to find out your kerbside collection details or local recycling centre and banks.

Aluminium cans and foil have a different physical and chemical composition. Whilst the majority of cans are recycled back into new cans in a 'closed loop' system, aluminium foil is reprocessed into products such as car engine components.

There is also a network of points and individuals collecting foil for charities - see www.alupro.org.uk for details.

Aluminum foil

Aluminium foil can be put into can banks and kerbside recycling boxs in some districts please check with your authority.

Aluminium cans and foil have a different composition. Whilst the majority of cans will be recycled back into cans in a closed loop system, aluminium foil will be reprocessed into alternative products such as car engine components.

Aluminium can also be taken to your local recycling centre or can banks. Clean foil is acceptable at Recycling Centres, there is no designated container but if handed to the site operatives they will recycle it with the metal.

Please use the left hand menu to find out your kerbside collection details or local recycling centre and banks.

Appliances

If still in good condition sell via newspaper or phone a Furniture Project to get it picked up.

Furniture Project Groups will test these items and pass them on to people on low income.

Phone Devon Furniture Forum on 01364-661551 or visit www.dcrn.org.uk to find the nearest Furniture Project Group.

You can also take appliances to Recycling Centre or phone your District Council for Bulky Household Items collection.

All domestic appliances are sorted at Recycling Centre for recycling or disposal.

Please use the left hand menu to find out your kerbside collection details or local recycling centre and banks.

Art and Craft items

If item/items could be of any use bring to charity shop or the nearest Scrapstore (Barnstaple 01271/75429, Exeter 01392/265509, Okehampton 01837/54088, Totnes 01803/868036).

Also visit www.makestuff.com for craft ideas with different materials.

Asbestos

Asbestos (White Asbestos included!) cannot be recycled and due to the material being a hazardous waste, must be disposed off safely to designated sites only.

Please contact Devon County Council 0845-55-1010 for up to date details on disposal procedures and handling requirements. A limited amount is accepted from domestic households for disposal at recycling centres by prior arrangement only.

For Health & Safety advice on removal or handling of asbestos phone Asbestos Information Centre 01449 676900.