East Devon District Council Recycling Information

In this section, residents living in East Devon can find information on recycling and refuse collections in their area.

If you have missed your refuse/recycling collection, please contact East Devon Customer Services Centre on 01395 571515 or report a missed collection online here.

What can I recycle?

Note: Please remember to place a lid on your box to keep the contents dry

Cardboard – including Brown/corrugated cardboard boxes, thin card such as cereal, ready meal sleeves, egg boxes, washing powder boxes and toilet and kitchen roll tubes.
Pizza boxes – please remove any food residue.
Paper, newspapers, magazines, Yellow pages, junk mail (remove from plastic bags), envelopes – no need to remove windows. Please bag up shredded paper to reduce the risk of littering during collection.
Glass bottles and jars – rinsed with no lids. No other glass items.
Reusable clothes/shoes – Please bag any textiles/shoes. No mattress protectors. Please do not use black refuse bags.
Small electrical items – kettles, toasters, irons, old household cables (tied). Please bag separately from clothing/shoes.
Used household batteries – in clear plastic bags.

Please do not place excess recycling out for collection in black refuse bags.

Plastics – such as yoghurt pots, plastic meat and vegetable trays, empty toothpaste tubes, margarine and ice cream tubs, and plastic bottles (please squash bottles and leave lids on).
Cartons/Tetra Paks – such as orange juice cartons.
Tins and cans – please rinse and ensure there are no sharp edges. Please include your metal jar and bottle lids.
Aluminium foil (including trays) – clean and dry please.
Aerosols – empty.

No cardboard or glass in the sack please.

You can line the caddy with newspaper or single use plastic bags such as carrier bags (not bag for life) or bread bags.

No compostable packaging, animal bedding, animal waste or liquids please.

Optional, chargeable garden waste collection.

Green waste bins must never be used for household refuse, recycling or food waste including fruit or vegetables.