Want to know more about changes to your recycling and waste collections starting in June? Come along to one of our information days
Service change already introduced in Exmouth and will be rolled out district-wide from June 12, 2017
East Devon’s recycling and waste team is holding a series of information events across the district over the next few weeks to help residents with the new collection changes which begin next month.
From June 12, all East Devon households will be able to recycle more than ever before as the council has added extra recycling materials to...
Exeter-based waste management company Devon Contract Waste has donated £3500 to Devon Freewheelers, a life-saving charity providing voluntary out of hours transport for blood and medical supplies across Devon.
The donation could provide enough fuel to cover 49,000 miles of life-saving journeys around Devon or 14 sets of replacement tyres to maintain the road safety of the motorcycle fleet; both essential contributions to the charity’s running costs, which reach £150,000 per year.
Simon Almond, Managing Director at Devon Contract Waste, commented: “We are proud to support a...
Devon County Council has joined forces with local and regional authorities across six other European countries on a new four year research project, aimed at reducing the amount of food waste in the supply chain.
The project, called ECOWASTE4FOOD, is funded by the Interreg Europe programme and includes authorities from France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Finland and Poland.
The first two years of the project will involve research to discover and share best practice and innovations for reducing food waste in each of the partner countries.
Exmouth households who are receiving a new recycling and waste collection service from February 16, are being reminded to read the information they have been sent as they may have an extra one-off waste collection on Saturday February 11.
Residents will have been alerted to the extra waste collection by a letter they received from East Devon District Council in late January. The council is asking residents to read the information carefully as it will tell them if their household will receive this additional waste collection. This extra collection does not apply to all Exmouth...
Teignbridge District Council has successfully prosecuted a man after potentially hazardous computer waste was found dumped in a country lane.
South Devon Magistrates, sitting in Torquay, fined Christopher Chalk, 21, from Torquay a total of £1,166 for not having the proper licence to get rid of waste.
People or businesses that transport, buy, sell or dispose of waste, or arrange for someone else to do so, must be registered.
In this particular case a Torbay computer business owner paid Mr Chalk to dispose of the goods but Mr Chalk did not have a waste carriers...
Parents across Devon have the chance to try out real nappies free for a month as part of the 20th annual Real Nappy Week 2016 next week. The Devon Real Nappy Project is supporting the Real Nappy Week, which runs between 18-24 April, by holding a number of events.
This national event, organised by Go Real, is designed to raise awareness, promote the benefits and show parents how easy modern real nappies are to use.
Parents are invited to get hands on and ask questions about choosing and using real nappies.
For parents who want to try before they buy, the Devon Real...
Exeter Labour has pledged to complete work on the business case for kerbside food waste collections and to introduce the service at the earliest opportunity, if re-elected to run the City Council in May.
Exeter is already in the top 10% of district councils for waste minimisation – with residents producing less waste on average than nearly anywhere else in the country.
However, Exeter Labour is not complacent and is committed to improving both waste reduction and recycling rates.
33% of rubbish in our black waste bins could have gone in the green recycling bin or a...
East Devon residents will be at the forefront of one of the most innovative recycling and waste services in the country following the district council’s decision to award its new collection contract to current operators SUEZ (formerly SITA UK).
Starting from next year, all 68,000 households in the district will be able to recycle more of their waste than ever before – including cardboard, mixed plastics and Tetrapaks – and these items will be collected from the kerbside every week.
The new contract, which will run for seven years, with the option to extend up to three...
Businesses and residents throughout Exmouth are invited to drop off sacks of confidential waste to be shredded for only £3 a bag at a one-day event at Exmouth Imperial car park on Wednesday 24 February, from 10am to 4pm.
The new flexible shredding service will collect, shred, recycle and provide certification for each sack of confidential waste either as a one-off purge, or as part of a regular service. It is the perfect solution for any business or individual who processes personal information, financial details, client records or databases.
