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Use the A to Z menu above to find out what items you can reuse or recycle.

Diesel

Household petrol/diesel (e.g. from lawnmowers/household appliances and not from vehicles/boats), is acceptable at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

It will be classed as hazardous waste and restricted to 5 litres in any 6-month period and must be brought to the recycling centre in a proprietary fuel container which will need to be left on site (decanting facilities are not available). Red Diesel is not accepted and is classed as trade waste.

You may wish to consider giving surplus fuel to a neighbour to use.

You can find more guidance on the Devon County Council Website.

Directories

See Telephone Directories.

Dishwashers

See Electrical Items.

Disposable nappies

See Nappies.

DIY waste

DIY waste is accepted at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre. Please note that some DIY waste is chargeable and some is limited to 0.5 tonne or 12 sacks in a 6-month period.

Doors (wood)

Wooden doors can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Doors (UPVC)

UPVC doors can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre. Please note, UPVC doors are chargeable.

Drinks Cans

See Cans.

Drinks cartons (Tetra Pak)

Some local councils will collect cartons as part of the household collection service. Please click here for more information on what your district council collects.

Alternatively, there may be recycling banks for cartons in your district (please check your local council’s website for more information) or cartons can be recycled at certain Household Waste Recycling Centres.

Duvets and Bedding

Duvets and bedding can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre, however they cannot be recycled and will need to be put in the general waste container.
Duvet covers, pillow cases, sheets and blankets can be put in the textiles container to be recycled.

DVDs and CDs

Unwanted disks can be reused to make DIY bird deterrents or can be cut up to make mosaics to decorate plant pots, picture frames or mirrors.

You could also try selling them online to generate cash, simply search the Internet with ‘sell CDs’. Unwanted CDs and DVDs can also be taken to a charity shop.

DVD and CD Players