Okehampton Recycling Centre

What can I take to Okehampton 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)
• Upholstered domestic seating
• 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.

Upholstered seating is accepted for disposal, not recycling.