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Recycling Week highlights Exeter’s commitment to recycling

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 09/27/2017 - 6:04am

Recycling is high on the household agenda of people in Exeter according to a new survey launched to coincide with Recycling Week. (September 25-October 1)

More than 80 per cent of people questioned in the One Poll survey confirmed that they recycle as much as possible and less than three per cent admitted to not caring about recycling.

The survey by five star housebuilder Barratt Homes which is building new homes across the city, revealed that men and women are equally committed to recycling but there was a definite difference in the approach of age groups.

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Prizes up for grabs at recycling roadshows!

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Wed, 08/30/2017 - 4:53pm

Teignbridge residents are invited to two home composting roadshows in Newton Abbot where they could be in with the chance of winning a luxury hamper!

The roadshows, run by Recycle Devon and supported by Teignbridge District Council, will give people the chance to buy a compost bin and get advice and tips about home composting. They take place on Friday 8 September – 9am to 3.30 pm and Friday 22 September 9 am to 3.30pm in Newton Abbot near St Leonard’s Clock Tower. Residents who sign a pledge to compost more, use their food waste collection or sign up to the Recycle Devon e-...

Devon Contract Waste helps holiday park bridge the gap to Zero to Landfill

Exeter-based Devon Contract Waste has secured a new contract worth circa £3,000 per year with Harford Bridge Park Ltd of Tavistock. The innovative waste management company now provides a full Zero to Landfill waste management service for the award-winning camping and touring park set in Dartmoor National Park.

As a holder of the gold standard David Bellamy Conservation Award for 18 years, Harford Bridge Park has a long-running commitment to responsible waste management. Now, with the services of Devon Contract Waste, the family-run business could see up to 98% of its waste diverted...

Coastal Recycling secures Lympstone Manor contract

Authored by abigail
Posted: Tue, 07/11/2017 - 12:02pm

Coastal Recycling, the South West’s leading independent recycling and waste management specialists, has won a contract to deliver a complete recycling solution for the highly-anticipated luxury country house hotel, Lympstone Manor, the vision of chef Michael Caines MBE.

Working across every department at Lympstone Manor, the recycling solution includes recycling and recovery of waste from the kitchens, gardens and offices of the hotel which has 21 luxury guestrooms, 28 acres of gardens, grounds and parkland, and fine dining by Michael Caines.

Michael Caines MBE, says, “We...

East Devon's new recycling service begins next week

Authored by Mary Youlden
Posted: Wed, 06/07/2017 - 12:20pm

With just days to go before the start of East Devon District Council’s new improved recycling service which begins on Monday June 12, residents are being reminded to refer carefully to the information they have been sent to ensure they are aware of their collection days, what they can recycle and how to separate the items between their box and new sack.

Cardboard, plastics, cartons and small electrical goods have been added to the extensive number of recycling items that residents can currently recycle which includes food waste, paper, glass bottles and jars, tins and cans,...

Countdown begins to start of new recycling and waste service in East Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sat, 06/03/2017 - 4:38am

More than 50,000 households in East Devon are just a few weeks away from being able to recycle more items than ever before when a new improved weekly recycling collection is introduced district-wide by the council from Monday June 12.

Over the next few days, residents will receive further detailed information about the new service and they are being asked to read their leaflets carefully and keep them handy. If they have any questions, please get in touch with the district council as we are here to help.

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Devon pledges to compost more

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 05/16/2017 - 4:20pm

More than 2,000 pledges to recycle food waste has been made by Devon residents, thanks to a prize draw.

Last month Devon residents were given the chance to win a composting bin - if they pledged online to compost their kitchen or garden waste.

The prize draw was all part of a county-wide initiative by Recycle Devon, a partnership of 10 councils including Devon County Council, eight district authorities and one unitary council.

The aim was to encourage more people to either compost food or garden waste at home or make use of their food waste collection in areas where...

East Devon recycling and waste collections information events

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 05/08/2017 - 5:53pm

Want to know more about changes to your recycling and waste collections starting in June? Come along to one of our information days

Service change already introduced in Exmouth and will be rolled out district-wide from June 12, 2017

East Devon’s recycling and waste team is holding a series of information events across the district over the next few weeks to help residents with the new collection changes which begin next month.

From June 12, all East Devon households will be able to recycle more than ever before as the council has added extra recycling materials to...

Exmouth now recycling 60% of their waste every week

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 04/14/2017 - 9:08am

Exmouth householders are now recycling almost 60% of their waste every week thanks to a new improved recycling service introduced by East Devon District Council in February.

Provisional findings show that recycling in the town has risen from 44% before the service was launched, to 59% in the first six weeks of the new scheme. Significantly, the amount of rubbish people are throwing away has dropped during the same period from 56% to 41%.

The council’s contractors SUEZ is now collecting, on average, around 90 tonnes of recycling from the town every week – an increase of more...

Monthly winners announced in Teignbridge recycling campaign

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 03/19/2017 - 5:28pm

Teignbridge residents continue to play their part in improving street cleanliness and increasing recycling rates, as the latest monthly winners of the Council's 'Operation Stack' campaign are announced.

Mr Colin Williams from Kingsteignton was drawn as January’s winner and joined by Dawlish resident Mr Church as February’s lucky recipient of a recycling goody bag, containing a set of recycled wine glasses, a left overs recipe book and various food waste reducers.

Launched in November, Operation Stack has been successfully encouraging residents to stack their recycling boxes...

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