Your Recycling Guide
2016-2017
Teignbridge
DISTRICT COUNCIL
South Devon
Please read and keep for reference!
Calendar included on reverse
Thank you for your patience during the
roll out of the new recycling service and
helping us to recycle more than ever!
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With your continued
support we are expecting
our recycling rate to grow
to an all time high. We
look forward to
announcing the figures
later this year.
We’ll keep you posted at teignbridge.gov.uk/recycling
Where does my recycling go?
Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling?
Once collected from your home, it is delivered to our bulking
station in Newton Abbot. Here all of the materials are prepared
for transportation to reprocessors across the UK and abroad.
The income generated from the sale of the glass, plastics,
cans, cardboard and paper helps towards the cost of the
collection service.
See the map opposite to find out what happens to
your recycling.
Aluminium cans are sent
to Merseyside to be
shredded and melted
before being made
into new drinks cans.
Glass bottles and jars are
taken to Yorkshire. They are
crushed and sorted into
colours before being melted
and blown into new
bottles and jars.
Steel cans are sent to
Wiltshire where they are
melted before being
made into products such
as bikes, car parts
and new food cans.
Plastic packaging is sent to
the East Midlands. It is
sorted, shredded, washed,
melted and made into
pellets. It is then used by
manufacturers that make
items such as plastic
bottles, garden furniture
and even new bins.
Paper is sent to Norfolk
where it is pulped and
dried onto large rolls and
made into high quality
newsprint.
Collecting garden waste, food waste and cardboard separately provides
higher quality single waste streams that can be dealt with more effectively.
Garden waste is
composted at a site in
Devon. It is shredded
and laid out in long
piles to decompose in
the open air.
Food waste is taken to
an anaerobic
digestion facility in
Somerset where it is
converted into
electricity and
a fertiliser.
Cardboard is currently
sent to China. It will
be made into a pulp
before making new
boxes and
packaging.
Information correct as at January 2016. The outlets for the materials we collect are subject
to change and are dependent on price, supply and demand.
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Your black box
Food and drinks cans
Plastic packaging

Yes please
• Drinks bottles
• Detergent bottles
• Shampoo bottles
• Plastic pots
• Plastic tubs
• Plastic trays
• Plastic lids and tops
x
No thanks
• Plant pots (black bin)
• Plastic bags (black bin)
• Polystyrene (black bin)
• Crisp packets (black bin)
• Plastic wrap & film (black bin)
 Yes please
• Steel drinks cans
• Steel food cans
• Aluminium drinks cans
• Large sweet and biscuit tins
x
No thanks
• Aluminium foil (black bin)
• Foil trays (black bin)
• Other metal (Recycling centre)
Aerosols
 Yes please
• Empty deodorant aerosols
• Empty household aerosols
x
No thanks
• No full aerosols (black bin)
Top Tips...
• To prevent the plastic items from blowing away, please squash and stack
them where possible. This will give you more space in the box and stop
the contents from overflowing!
•Keep your plastic bottles squashed by loosely replacing the lids!
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Your green box
Cardboard
 Yes please
• Thick and thin card
• Cardboard packaging
(flattened or folded to fit in box)
• Cereal boxes
• Cardboard egg boxes
• Ready meal sleeves
• Brown/coloured paper
• Gift wrapping paper
• Plain greetings cards
x
Mixed glass bottles & jars

Yes please
x
No thanks
• Glass bottles
• Glass jars
• All colours
• Broken glass (black bin)
• Pyrex/glass dishes (black bin)
• Light bulbs (black bin)
• Sheet glass (black bin)
No thanks
• Cartons (black bin or
recycling bank*)
• Polystyrene (black bin)
• Foil gift wrapping (black bin)
• Paper (blue sack)
REMEMBER....
Only recycling
placed inside your
box will be collected.
If you have very large boxes that
don’t fit in your container please
take them to your nearest
cardboard recycling bank* or
recycling centre.
Batteries
Yes please
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• Household batteries
(Please place in small clear bag)
x
No thanks
• Car batteries (recycling centre)
Printer cartridges
Mobile phones & chargers
*teignbridge.gov.uk/recyclingbanks
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Food waste container
Please leave your food waste container alongside
your recycling boxes on collection day. Alternatively
place it in one of the boxes to stop lighter items blowing away.
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Food waste
Did you know ....
Yes please
Small amounts of the
following items can also be
put in your food waste
container;
• Paper tissues
• Kitchen paper towel
• Cut flowers
• Cooked food
• Uncooked food
• Bread and pastries
• Dairy products
• Meat and bones
• Fish
• Tea bags and coffee grounds
• Fruit and vegetable peelings
x
No thanks
• Plastic wrapping (black bin)
• Plastic bags (black bin)
• Cardboard (green box)
Wrapping food waste ....
Wrap your food waste in small
amounts of newspaper or use
approved green compostable
liners inside your caddy. Visit
teignbridge.gov.uk/
caddyliners
How to use your food waste container
Use your small
kitchen caddy to
store your food
waste in your kitchen
Once full, empty the
contents of your caddy
into your outdoor food
waste container
Lock the container by
moving the handle
forward and leaving it
in the upright position
Please do not use plastic bags to line your caddy or food waste container!
Wasting food wastes money!
Are you shocked at how quickly you fill
up your new food waste container? Do
you ever consider the cost of throwing
away food?
Wasted good food and drink costs the
average UK family almost £60 a month.
Here are five easy things that we can all do
to help waste less food and save money.
Food for thought...
In the UK, every year we
throw away.....
1. Get your portions right. Only cook
the amount of food that you need.
2. Check the date. Find out about
different date labels. Did you know, you can
freeze food right up to 24 hours before the
use by date?
595,000 tonnes of bread,
cake and pastries
3. Plan your meals. Check your
cupboards, write a list, take it to the shops
and stick to it.
4. Store your food correctly to keep it
fresh for longer. Store apples in the fridge,
potatoes in a cool dark place, and bread in
the cupboard or freezer.
440,000 tonnes of
homemade and prepared
meals
5. Last night’s leftovers could be
today’s feast. Go to lovefoodhatewaste.com
for recipes for great ideas to use up any
extra food.
243,000 tonnes meat
How would you spend an extra £60 a month?
Garden waste collection service
If you would like to have your garden waste collected fortnightly
you will need to opt in to the garden waste collection service.
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The service costs £35* per bin for the subscription period which
runs from 1st September to 31st August.
You can join the scheme at any time during the subscription period but you
will still be required to pay the full amount of £35 for your permit.
Garden waste
Yes please
• Lawn cuttings
• Tree and hedge cuttings
• Garden plants and weeds
• Leaves, twigs and bark
• Christmas trees
• Straw animal bedding (from
herbivores only)
How to subscribe
x No thanks
• Food waste (food waste container)
• Cardboard (green box)
• Soil, rubble and stones (recycling
centre)
• Dog and cat faeces (black bin)
• Paper (blue sack)
• Plastic bags (black bin)
Teignbridge
garden waste
collection service
The easiest way to subscribe to the service is online at
teignbridge.gov.uk/gardenwaste. Simply complete
the online application form and pay by debit or credit card at any time.
Payment can be made over the phone by calling 01626 215 512. Lines are
open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday.
*If you are in receipt of housing or council tax benefit you will pay a
concessionary fee of £30 per bin. Please have your benefit reference
number ready when making payment.
Subcription renewals
Renewal notices will be sent to existing subscribers in July 2016.
Collections will stop after August 2016 if subscriptions are not renewed.
Other ways to deal with garden waste
Home Composting
Home composting is a
great free alternative for
those residents who have
smaller gardens. Low cost
compost bins are available
from the council.
Garden King
(330 litres)
£16.80
Large Rotol
(300 litres)
£16.80
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Small Rotol
(220 litres)
£12.40
Recycling Centre
Garden waste can be taken to
your nearest recycling centre
free of charge.
Rural Skip Service
Garden waste can be taken to
one of the rural skip locations
free of charge.
Community Composting
Find out if there’s a community
composting group operating in
your area.
Share with a neighbour
It’s fine if you want to share the cost of a garden waste collection with a
neighbour. You will just need to make sure that one person makes the
full payment and that the bin is outside their property.
Further information on all of these options can be found on our website
please see teignbridge.gov.uk/gardenwasteother
Textiles
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Please place any textiles
and clothes in a plastic carrier
bag (not a black bag) and leave
next to your recycling boxes.
Sack for
paper
Please place the blue
sack on top of one
of your recycling boxes.
Paper
Mixed textiles and clothes
 Yes please
•Clothes
•Blankets and sheets
•Towels
•Curtains
•Paired shoes
x No thanks
•Duvets (black bin)
•Pillows (black bin)
Please remember...
To ensure that textiles are dry!
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Your
black bin
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 Yes please
•White paper and junk mail
•Newspapers and magazines
•Directories and catalogues
•Shredded paper
•White window envelopes
x
No thanks
•Tissues (food waste container)
•Kitchen towel (food waste container)
•Wrapping paper (green box)
•Greetings cards (green box)
•Cardboard (green box)
•Brown/coloured paper (green box)
Did you know...?
If your sack goes missing you can
use a carrier bag instead.
Replacement sacks can be collected
from council offices.
Non-recyclable waste
Yes please
x No thanks

•Non recyclable household waste •Food waste (food waste container)
•Polystyrene
•Cat litter and dog faeces
•Plastic bags and plastic wrap
•Crisp and sweet packaging
•Disposable nappies
•Recyclable items (recycling boxes)
•Garden waste (see previous page)
•DIY waste (recycling centre)
•Trade waste (trade collection)
Important waste collection guidance
Timing and collection point
Bank holidays
Your bin and boxes
should be outside your
property by 7am on
your collection day and should
be returned to your property
once emptied. Bins may be
collected up until 5pm on
collection day.
Collections will run a day late
following a bank holiday, with
the exception of the Christmas
period when revised collection
dates will be listed at
teignbridge.gov.uk/recycling
Putting your containers out
Side waste and overfilled bins
All waste must be
contained inside your
black bin.
x
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Overfilled or
overweight bins will
not be emptied.
Bags of waste left outside the
bin will not be collected unless
by prior arrangement.
Please stack your boxes as
shown in the picture, placing
your blue sack (or your food
waste container) on the top box
to act as a lid to prevent items
from blowing away.
Missed bins
We are unable to return to empty a bin that was not out for
collection. We will only return if a bin has been missed due
to operational issues. You can report a missed bin online at
teignbridge.gov.uk/missedcollection