In this section, residents living in the Torridge District Council area can find information on recycling and refuse collection, specific to this district.

To find out the location of recycling facilities in this district, please use the Recycle Devon map found in the right hand menu.

Find out what day your collection will be on or Click Here to see changes in collections over Christmas.

If you have missed your refuse/recyling collection, please contact Torridge District Council on 01237) 428734 or click here.

For more detailed information regarding refuse and recyling in the Torridge district area, please click here

What can I recycle?

The following materials are collected in the Torridge District Council area:

Green Box
Please make sure cans and bottles are rinsed clean.

• Glass Bottles & Jars
• Food Tins
• Drinks Cans
• Aluminium Foil
• Aerosol Cans
• Plastic Containers such as which contained:
• Water
• Milk
• Lemonade
• Shampoo  
• Washing up Liquid
• Detergent

Green Bag

• Newspapers
• Catalogues
• Telephone Directories
• Yellow Pages
• Pairs of shoes  
• Clean Old Clothes  
• Sheets  
• Handbags  
• Belts  
• Pillow Cases only  
• Duvet Covers only
• All Envelopes

Green Waste (Wheeled Bin)

• Food waste,
• meat and bones,
• bread, pastries,
• fruit and veg,
• tea and coffee,
• egg shells,
• bark,
• hedge clippings,
• lawn mowing and weeds,
• leaves, plants (excluding soil),
• clean straw,
• untreated wood shavings and sawdust,
• twigs and small branches (one metre long and 40mm diameter),
• cardboard (not waxed or with plastic attached)
• egg boxes.

Please remember it has to be shredable!
Please leave these out of your Green Waste bin:

• Soil,
• turf,
• stones,
• rubble,
• wax or wax covered packaging,
• fat / oil,
• disposable nappies,
• plastic,
• glass,
• leather,
• nails,
• porcelain,
• pharmaceuticals,
• cosmetics,
• batteries,
• textiles,
• car parts,
• treated / painted timber,
• rubber, branches over one metre long and 40mm diameter,
• no litter or animal waste of any kind.

Please remember it has to be compostable and shredable.