Tuesday, 5 July 2016

~ Plastics Recycling Guide in Devon

YOUR PLASTICS RECYCLING GUIDE



PLASTICS ACCEPTED AT DCC RECYCLING CENTRES
RIGID MIXED PLASTICS - PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN All plastic drink bottles (squash and put lid back on)
Plastic milk bottles (squash and put lid back on)
All plastic household cleaning bottles
Pre formed biscuit or chocolate box trays
Plastic sandwich containers
Yogurt pots, margarine tubs, Ready meal containers etc
Plastic fruit containers (unless made from expanded polystyrene)
Plastic flower pots (must be clean)
Containers for hand and other skin creams (must be clean)
Shampoo bottles (must be rinsed clean)
Plastic bags are acceptable if several are bagged into one bag (except Deepmoor and Macklins Quarry)
Not acceptable: cling film type material, contaminated plastic, any other type of plastic
BULKY PLASTIC ITEMS NOW ACCEPTED AT RECYCLING CENTRES,
(PLEASE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEAN)
Buckets, Bowls, Bins, Water Butts, Plastic Garden Furniture, Plant Pots, General Housewares, Plastic Children’s Toys (some metal inclusions are acceptable, Collapsible Crates, Clean Paint Pots NOT ACCEPTED IN THE BULKY PLASTICS CONTAINER Items not listed above are not accepted – such as:
Plastic Film, Plastic Bags, Builder Bags, PVC Doors, PVC Window Frames,
PVC Pipes and Guttering, Flexible Plastic (e.g. vinyl flooring and hosepipes), Video Tapes, Fibreglass (e.g. Bathtub) www.devon.gov.uk/bulky_plastics_acceptable_list_web.pdf
SOFT PLASTIC WRAP, FILM, BAGS etc SUITABLE FOR SUPERMARKET SHOP FRONT
PLASTIC RECYCLING BINS Plastic bags
Cereal packet plastic inners,
Frozen vegetable bags
CREDITON AND UFFCULME AREAS - contact local group directly
Uffculme Compost Magic - Contact email: compostmagic@hotmail.co.uk)
For Crediton area information see: www.sustainablecrediton.org.uk

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