Every household in Mid Devon can use the black recycling box for:

• Glass bottles and jars
• Newspapers, magazines and other paper (not envelopes)
• Tins and cans
• Yellow Pages and other telephone directories
• Junk mail
• Foil
• Clothing and shoes
• Paper based drink cartons such as those made by tetra pak
• Plastic milk bottles (without the tops, please)
• Plastic carrier bags
• small household batteries

Please make sure cans and bottles are rinsed clean.

Please try and keep the different materials separate in your recycling box. This speeds up the collections, making the service more efficient.  Plastic carrier bags are good for keeping different materials separate and these are also recycled after collection. If you would like the collection crew to leave your bags for use for future separation please let us know.

If you need an extra box ,or have any other comments or enquiries, please telephone us on 01884 255255 or e-mail customerfirst@middevon.gov.uk.

• 80% of households in Mid Devon are offered an organic waste collection service. 

The following materials can go in the brown bin (or compostable sack for households unable to accommodate a brown bin):

• All types of food waste, including cooked food and meat
• Garden waste
• Cardboard

To find out the location of recycling banks in this district, please use the left hand menu.