Recycling Centre / Council
Exton Road Recycling Centre
Exton Road, Exeter EX2 8LX
Opening hours
Visit information
- Monday
- 09:00 - 16:30
- Tuesday
- 09:00 - 16:30
- Wednesday
- 09:00 - 16:30
- Thursday
- 09:00 - 16:30
- Friday
- 09:00 - 16:30
- Saturday
- 10:00 - 16:30
- Sunday
- 10:00 - 16:30
Contact details
Address & Contact
- Address
- Exton Road, Exeter EX2 8LX
- Location
- Exeter
- Telephone
- 0345 155 1010
- GPS
- 50.71025, -3.5325838
- Website
- Visit official website
- waste@devon.gov.uk
Plan your visit
Location
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What can I take to Exton Road Recycling Centre?
- Cans
- Household and car batteries
- Cardboard and non-glitter cards
- Carpets
- Coffee pods (plastic and metal separated)
- Flat glass
- Fluorescent tubes (maximum five in six months)
- Clean aluminium foil
- Domestic fridges and freezers
- Garden waste (branches up to 250mm diameter)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Household electrical appliances
- Light bulbs
- Mattresses
- Scrap metal and empty aerosols
- Paper, newspapers and magazines
- Printer cartridges
- Textiles
- Wood
- TVs and monitors
- Vapes
- Vegetable oil
- Soil and rubble (DIY limits)
- Clean plasterboard (DIY limits)
- Bonded household asbestos (restricted and charged)
- Clean mixed plastic packaging (no black trays or cling film)
- Bulky and rigid plastics
This is a summary, not a complete list. If an item isn’t shown, check with the council before you travel.
Separate materials before arrival. The free household DIY allowance is four visits in four weeks, each with two safely liftable rubble bags or one item up to 2m long; extra quantities are charged. Waste produced by a paid tradesperson is excluded. Carpets and mattresses are accepted for disposal, not recycling. Keep glitter and wrapping paper out of the paper bank.
Keep plasterboard separate, with other materials removed.
Devon County Council residents only. Maximum ten sheets/bags; sheets up to 3m × 1.5m. Double-wrap sheets individually in thick plastic, or double-bag small pieces, and seal completely with duct tape. Check capacity before bringing large sheets. Staff cannot unload it; contractor waste is excluded.
Not accepted
- Business and trade waste
- Electric-vehicle and solar-storage batteries
- Commercial cooling appliances
- Cooling units from caravans, motorhomes or boats
- Explosives and fireworks
- Clinical waste and sharps
- Vehicles and vehicle parts
- Upholstered domestic seating, including sofas and armchairs
Trailers
- Trailers accepted
- Yes, with an internal/body length up to 3m. Vans and pickups cannot tow a trailer into the centre; fully fitted campervans, minibuses and small Fiesta/Corsa-type vans are exceptions to that towing restriction.
About this listing
Listing information
Exton Road Recycling Centre is located at Exton Road, Exeter EX2 8LX. Exton Road Tip is for use with residents from the local area only to dispose of their recyclable items or waste. Exton Road Dump is controlled by Devon County Council Waste Management Disposal Services.
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