South Hams Recycling Information

In this section, residents living in South Hams can find information on recycling and refuse collection in their area.

Find out about household bulky waste collections here.

If you have missed your refuse/recycling collection, please contact South Hams District Council on 01803 861234 or you can report a missed collection online here.

For more recycling and waste information in South Hams, please click here.

What can I recycle?

Reusable White Sack

Household Plastics:

Detergent and soap bottles (no pumps)
Cleaning product bottles
Skin care product bottles
Drinks bottles
Milk bottles
Pots (e.g. yoghurt, soup, butter)
Tubs (e.g. margarine, ice cream)
Trays and punnets (meat trays, takeaway trays, fruit and veg trays)
Plant pots (not black ones)

Household metals:

Drink cans
Food tins
Biscuit or chocolate tins
Aerosols (empty)
Aluminium Foil
Foil Trays (takeaway trays, disposable cooking trays)
Aluminium tubes ( e.g. tomato purée)
Metal lids from jars and bottles

Empty all packaging and rinse clean.

Replace bottle lids and tops where possible.

You can leave labels on all packaging, but place film lids, absorbent pads etc. in your black bin.

Remember, no plastic films, bags or black plastic please.

Box 1

Paper:

Mixed Paper
Magazine, brochures and newspapers etc.
White paper (e.g. computer paper, letters etc.)
Envelopes (no plastic)
Junk mail

Glass bottles and jars:

Bottles of any colour (e.g. wine, beer, sauce, oil etc.)
Jars of any colour (e.g. jam, sauce, baby food etc.)
Non-food bottles and jars (e.g. perfume, aftershave, face creams)

Items must be sorted by material type within the box – place paper at one end and glass at the other.

Metal lids and caps should go in the reusable sack.

Box 2

Cardboard
Cardboard boxes (e.g. cereal boxes, dishwasher tablet boxes)
Corrugated cardboard
Online delivery boxes and cardboard envelopes
Greetings cards (no glitter)
Egg boxes
Brown paper
Food and drink cartons
Batteries and Printer Cartridges (placed in a small bag), acceptable batteries are:
AAA, AA, C, D and 9V or common household batteries used in remote controls, small torches, clocks etc.

Items must be sorted by material type within the box.

Cardboard must be free of dirt, food or paint. Dirty or greasy cardboard (such as takeaway pizza boxes) should go in your grey bin.

Food caddy

Cooked and uncooked food
Bread
Dairy
Fruit and veg
Teabags and coffee grounds
Meat and fish
Small bones
Eggshells

You can line your caddy with any bag, such as cereal bags, bread bags, salad bags and so on. Alternatively you can line your caddy with newspaper or leave the food loose.

Brown bin

Optional, chargeable garden waste collection.

Grass cuttings
Hedge cuttings
Cut flowers and plants
Weeds, leaves and twigs
Branches up to 10 cm (4 inches) in diameter
Vase flowers
Windfall fruit

For more information on the garden waste service, please click here.