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Sunday 6 July 2008

Recycling Centres

Anvil Corner, Holsworthy

Opening days:

Open all year round (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)

Summer (Apr - Sep)     Winter (Oct - Mar)    
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday and Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm

List of acceptable materials:

Acceptable

  • Recyclable materials
  • Bulky household items
    e.g. Furniture, carpets, household electrical equipment

Recycling facilities available

  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Card/Yellow Pages
  • Aluminium and steel cans
  • Textiles
  • Garden/green waste
  • Timber
  • Metal/domestic appliances
  • Fridges/freezers
  • TVs / computer monitors
  • Plastic bottles
  • DIY engine oil
  • Car batteries
  • Reusable goods
  • Gas bottles

Restricted

  • Rubble/hardcore, soil and general construction waste: 12 large bags/0.5 tonnes in 6 month period
  • Tyres: 5 in 12 months, preferably separated from rims
  • Household chemicals (e.g. pesticides, white spirit, bleach, old medicines, oil-based paint): 5 litres in 12 months.
  • Fluorescent tubes: 5 in 6 month period

Non-acceptable

  • Food: acceptable at certain Recycling Centres by arrangement only.  Please contact your local district/city council in the first instance.
  • Sharps/clinical items: please contact your local district/city council
  • Animals/animal bedding
  • Asbestos: acceptable at certain Recycling Centres by arrangement only - see Asbestos for further information.
  • Commercial/trade waste (green waste and cardboard chargeable by arrangement only, see Trade Recycling)

Non-acceptable waste is chargeable at Deep Moor landfill site 01805 623496, Exeter transfer station 01392 666420 and Heathfield landfill site 01626 853522 via a weighbridge

How to get there: Anvil Corner Recycling Centre, Holsworthy EX22 6NR

Please refer to the following directions or select the Anvil Corner map

From Holsworthy: take the A3072 towards Hatherleigh, the site is approximately two and a half miles from Holsworthy on the right.

From Halwill Junction: take the A3079 towards Holsworthy. At the T Junction with the A3072 turn left to Holsworthy. The site is approximately three miles along this road on the left.