Recycling

Recycling & Rubbish

Teignbridge currently recycles around 50% of its waste. For help and advice on recycling call the Recycling Team, email or visit the website. 

Householders are requested to separate their refuse into recyclable and non-recyclable, each being collected on alternate weeks.

Plastic Items

There is now an improvement to the recycling provision in the town. Residents can now recycle all of their plastic packaging in the new bank in Betton Way car park. All of the following items will be accepted in the new plastic packaging bank; yogurt pots, margarine tubs, plastic bottles and tops, ready meal trays (please remove film lid), plastic sandwich containers, CD cases, Plastic flower pots, plastic fruit containers, pre formed biscuit or chocolate box trays.

 

Bottle Bank

Takes all glass jars, bottles and containers, but not pyrex or window glass. Facilities situated in Court St Car Park.

Paper Bank

All newspapers and magazines but not Yellow Pages. Facilities situated in Court St Car Park.

Clothing Bank

All clothes, handbags, belts, and shoes (in pairs please!). Please put items in carrier bag. All these facilities situated in Court St Car Park.

Batteries

Household batteries can be recycled using the green recycling box. We CANNOT accept car or lead acid batteries.

Composting

To find out more about home composting visit www.recyclenow.com/home_composting or email: mailto:recycling@teignbridge.gov.uk with 'Compost for All' in the subject line and your name and address and you will be sent a free guide. To order a compost bin at a low price call: 01626 215838.

Bulk Rubbish

Bulk rubbish is collected at Court Street car park every other month on the first weekend of the month in a skip. Certain items cannot be collected such as tyres or batteries and will need to be taken to one of the main Recycling Centres at Marsh Barton Exeter or Brunel Trading Estate in Newton Abbot.

The Rural Skip Service

The rural skip service is no longer available.

 Please refer to the website for more information. You now have to transport your junk items to one of the Recycling Centres in Devon.

For further enquiries call Devon County Council Waste Management on 0845 155 1010

Proper Job

Properjob

A local recycling Centre on the outskirts of Chagford. Go to their website for more information. Phone 01647 432985.

Properjob will take furniture, plants, paint, books and a great deal more to recycle and has a number of shops offering items to buy at very reasonalble prices.

Give them a visit.