Devon County Council recycling centres - restricted items and items that are not accepted

Please see below for a list of items which are restricted, or not accepted at Seven Brethren recycling centre. If you are planning to visit a different recycling centre, please check the list of acceptable materials in case they are different using this link.

Restricted

• Ash (must be cooled and well damped down).
• Certain hazardous waste, including items such as DIY engine oils, solvents, bleaches/chemicals (e.g. mercury thermometers) are accepted in restricted quantities.
• DIY waste: 0.5 tonnes in a 6 month period (limit excludes chargeable waste).
• Excess dustbin/black bag waste – please contact your local district, borough and city council in the first instance.
• Fluorescent tubes: 5 in a 6 month period.
• Gas bottles.
• Household chemicals (eg pesticides, white spirit, bleach, oil-based paint): 5 litres in a 12 month period.
• NHS equipment.
• Noxious weeds.

Non acceptable

• Asbestos: chargeable at certain recycling centres (facilities available at: Bideford, Exeter (Exton Road and Pinbrook Road), Honiton, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Tavistock, Tiverton and Torrington).
• Business and commercial waste. Commercial green waste and cardboard is acceptable at certain sites for a charge, by arrangement only. Find out more about the trade recycling scheme here.
• Commercial fridges/freezers/air conditioning units are not accepted as well as units from caravans/motorhomes/boats.
• Dead pets, pet faeces and soiled litter/bedding material. Your local vet will be able to help you with the cremation of dead pets. You may wish to consider a home composting facility for pet faeces or soiled bedding.
• Electric vehicle batteries.
• Fireworks (used/unused) – contact the manufacturer for disposal advice.
• Flares, explosives and ammunition – please contact your local coastguard (flares)/police station (explosives/ammunition) for disposal advice.
• Fly-tipped waste
• Ground/Air source heat pumps.
• Night storage heaters – only acceptable at recycling centres which accept asbestos, the unit must be double wrapped in tough plastic and sealed. Sites will only accept full appliances.
• Oil tanks/Heating oil tanks – please see a list of alternative service providers.
• Sanitary wastes (nappies sanitary towels).
• Sewage/contents of drains.
• Sharps/clinical items: please contact your local district, city or borough council.
• Railway sleepers/Utility poles.
• Vehicles, vehicle parts, boats, caravans, trailers. (fridges/freezers from caravans/motorhomes/boats are not accepted).