What you can recycle at Christmas
East Devon
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled.
Wrapping paper: Wrapping paper without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled (lids in recycling sack, jars/bottles in recycling box).
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil (including trays) can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in East Devon may be affected over the Christmas period.
Please note: Garden waste collections will be suspended. Please click here for more information.
Exeter
Christmas cards: You cannot recycle Christmas cards via your kerbside collections.
Please take cards (that are free from any glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
Wrapping paper: Brown paper only (without glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) can be recycled.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled via recycling banks – find your nearest bank here.
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil can be recycled. Foil should be balled or wrapped to the size of a tennis ball.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Exeter may be affected over the Christmas period.
Please note: Garden waste collections end on 17th December and will resume from 24th January 2022.
Mid Devon
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled in the green recycling box.
Wrapping paper: Wrapping paper without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter), embellishments or foil can be recycled in the green recycling box.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled in the green recycling box.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled in the black recycling box 2.
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil can be recycled in the black recycling box 1.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Mid Devon may be affected over the Christmas period.
North Devon
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter), embellishments or foil can be recycled in your brown cardboard bag.
Wrapping paper: No wrapping paper (including brown paper) will be accepted for recycling.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled (including lids).
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in North Devon may be affected over the Christmas period.
Please note: Garden waste collections are suspended from Monday 26th December 2022 until Friday 6th January 2023.
Plymouth
For information on what you can recycle in Plymouth, please click here.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Plymouth may be affected over the Christmas period.
South Hams
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled.
Wrapping paper: Brown paper only (without glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) can be recycled.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled (plastic/metal lids to go in reusable sack, jars/bottles in recycling box 1).
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil (including trays) can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in South Hams may be affected over the Christmas period.
Teignbridge
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled in the green recycling box.
White envelopes can be recycled in your paper recycling sack. Brown and coloured envelopes can be recycled in your green recycling box with your cardboard recycling.
Wrapping paper: Paper (without glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) can be recycled in your green recycling box with your cardboard as long as it passes the scrunch test:
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles (with or without lids attached) can be recycled.
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil (including trays) can be recycled.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Teignbridge may be affected over the Christmas period.
Torbay
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled – please tear off any glitter sections.
Wrapping paper: Brown paper only can be recycled in your boxes with your cardboard.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled.
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil (including trays) can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Torbay may be affected over the Christmas period.
For general recycling collection information for the rest of the year, please click here.
Torridge
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled in the brown cardboard recycling sack.
Wrapping paper: Brown paper only (without glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) can be recycled in the brown cardboard recycling sack.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled.
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in Torridge may be affected over the Christmas period.
Please note: Garden waste collections are suspended from 26th December until the 8th January 2023.
West Devon
Christmas cards: Cards without glitter (including eco/biodegradable glitter) or embellishments can be recycled in recycling box 2.
Wrapping paper: Brown paper only (without glitter, including eco/biodegradable glitter, or embellishments) can be recycled in recycling box 1.
Real Christmas trees: Please click here for how to recycle your real Christmas trees.
Cardboard/Paper: Clean, dry cardboard and paper can be recycled.
Glass: Rinsed glass jars and bottles can be recycled (plastic/metal lids to go in reusable sack, jars/bottles in recycling box 1).
Aluminium Foil: Clean and dry foil (including trays) can be recycled.
Changes to collection days: Please click here to find out how your collections days in West Devon may be affected over the Christmas period.
