Commercial/Business Waste and Recycling

Devon County Council does not currently provide waste disposal facilities for businesses, other than garden waste and cardboard, however your District Council may be able to provide a waste collection.

For a list of contacts for commercial/business waste disposal and recycling, please see Recycle Devon's A-Z Material Search.

Commercial/business waste is not acceptable at Devon County Council Recycling Centres.  If you are a producer of electrical waste or a retailer of electrical equipment, you must check your obligations under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.  

For further information see the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills website.

Garden Waste and Cardboard

Small businesses are able to bring recyclable green waste and cardboard to certain Devon County Council Recycling Centres, which may save on your company's time and costs in transporting such material to a more distant landfill site. Recycling these wastes instead of disposing of them will help protect Devon's environment, and also saves energy and reduces pollution.

The following sites are currently participating in the scheme:

Knowle Hill, Salterton Road, Exmouth	Green Waste	Card
Sutton Barton, Offwell, Honiton	Green Waste	Card
Exton Road, Marsh Barton, Exeter	Green Waste	Card
Punchbowl, Yeoford Road, Crediton	Green Waste	Card
Seven Brethren, Barnstaple	Green Waste	Card
Torr Quarry, Nr Kingsbridge	Green Waste	Card
Brunel Road, Newton Abbot	Green Waste	Card
Deep Moor, High Bullen, Nr Torrington	Green Waste	Card
Anvil Corner, Hollacombe, Nr Holsworthy	Green Waste	Card
Crowndale, Crowndale Road, Tavistock	Green Waste	Card
Bideford, Clovelly Road, Bideford	Green Waste	Card

Even though the garden waste is to be composted, the scheme is run at a cost to the Council which has to be passed on to trade depositors. The charges are the minimum that can be applied and less than the disposal rate at a landfill site.

Devon County Council has recently modified its charges for trade garden waste, to allow smaller quantities of garden waste to be deposited: a ticket for up to 5 bin bags OR 1 dumpy bag is now available for £4.50 + VAT (minimum purchase 5 tickets: £22.50 + VAT).

Charges are as follows:

Vehicle Size (carrying capacity)	Amount	Number of tickets required	Charge: Green Waste (per vehicle deposit)	Charge: Cardboard (per vehicle deposit)
N/A	Up to 5 bin bags OR 1 dumpy bag	1	£5 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets) £25 + VAT	N/A
Up to 500kg	Vehicle load	1	£31 + VAT	£12.50 + VAT
500kg to 1 tonne	Vehicle load	2	£62 + VAT	£25 + VAT
1 tonne to 2 tonnes	Vehicle load	3	£93 + VAT	£37.50 + VAT

If you would like to participate in the scheme please complete our online Recycling Registration form, including your online payment details. Alternatively, print off and complete the registration form (56KB - pdf help) and you will be included in the County's list of "approved traders" enabling you to use the facilities listed in this letter once the necessary tipping permits have been acquired.

For loose vehicle loads, the number of tipping permits required per load will be determined by the staff at the Recycling Centre.

Once registration has been received, subsequent tipping permits are available either via the online registration and purchasing form, or direct from WEATS Finance, Matford Offices, County Hall. Cheques should be made payable to Devon County Council and postal requests sent to:

WEATS Finance, Devon County Council, Matford Offices, County Hall, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QW

• Tipping permits must be presented to the site before each deposit.
• Prior to joining this scheme you will be required to obtain a Waste Carriers Licence from the Environment Agency, tel 08708 506506.
• The tipping permits and Duty of Care form must be completed for each load (before each deposit) and handed to the Recycling Centre supervisor / weighbridge.
• The scheme only applies to vehicles with a maximum carrying capacity of 2 tonnes or below.
• There are specific restrictions on the type of garden waste acceptable as part of this scheme: Compostable garden waste comprises leafy material such as grass clippings and hedge trimmings, and branches no larger than 4" thick. No other types of garden waste will be accepted under this scheme, including soil.  

If you would like to discuss the scheme in any more detail, please contact 0845 155 1010 or complete the online enquiry form.