Deep Moor Recycling Centre
Waste Upholstered Domestic Seating
From the 1st December 2024, this site will not accept waste upholstered domestic seating (e.g. sofas, armchairs etc.). Please see the website for further information.
Van Permit System
A van permit system is in operation at Deep Moor Recycling Centre.
Please check whether your van requires a permit before visiting the site.
Opening times
Summer (Apr to Sep)Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday to Sunday 10am - 6pm.
Winter (Oct to Mar)
Monday to Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday to Sunday 10am - 4:30pm
Open all year round (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).
In the event of extreme weather conditions the recycling centres may be forced to delay opening or close at short notice, due to potential health and safety risks to site users. We will endeavour to update this webpage and the webpage of the closed recycling centre(s) when required but this may not always be possible. We would advise potential site users to avoid unnecessary travel during severe weather.
Contact details
Deep Moor Recycling Centre
High Bullen
Torrington
EX38 7JA
0345 155 1010
Temporary Site Closures/Delays
Waste loading/skip changes may result in this site (or part of the site) being closed for periods throughout the day. For your own safety, please remain in your vehicle and keep your waste on board until the loading/skip exchange is completed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Assistance
Site staff will aim to provide assistance when reasonable; however, they are unable to lift excessively heavy and/or awkward loads. For example, if a bulky/heavy item required 2 or more persons to initially load the vehicle then it will be expected that the same amount of people arrive to help unload the vehicle once on site. Staff are unable to unload waste from a vehicle, but may provide reasonable assistance once the waste is out of the vehicle. Please do not overload bags and ensure bags are only filled in volumes you can safely manage.
Pedestrian Access
This site does not accept pedestrian access.
Re-Use Shop
This site has a reuse shop where reusable goods can be purchased.
Acceptable materials
Please ensure that your waste is separated before arriving at the site.
- Aluminium and steel cans.
- Batteries – Household and car batteries (excluding electric vehicle batteries). Alternatively, car batteries can be taken to a scrap metal merchant who may pay you for your battery.
- Cardboard/Greeting Cards (must be non-glittery).
- Carpets (not recycled)
- Clean mixed plastic packaging for example food trays and yoghurt pots (must be washed). Black plastic food trays and cling film type packaging are not acceptable.
- Directories/Yellow Pages
- Drinks cartons/Tetra-paks (including paper containers with metal ends).
- Flat glass.
- Fluorescent tubes: up to 5 in any 6 month period.
- Foil/Aluminium packaging (clean aluminium foil/packaging only).
- Fridges/freezers (Commercial fridges/freezers/air conditioning units are not accepted as well as units from caravans/motorhomes/boats).
- Garden/green waste (branches up to 250mm or 10 inches in diameter are accepted).
- Glass bottles and jars.
- Large domestic appliances, for example, cookers, tumble dryers, washing machines.
- Light bulbs (recycled with fluorescent tubes).
- Mattresses (not recycled)
- Metal (including empty aerosol cans).
- Other electrical appliances, for example, toasters, lawn mowers, hairdryers, computers and laptops (please ensure all personal data is deleted).
- Paper, newspapers and magazines (Wrapping paper or any paper containing glitter must not go in the paper bank).
- Petrol powered lawn mowers and strimmers (must be emptied of fuel).
- Plastic bottles.
- Printer cartridges.
- Textiles.
- Timber/wood.
- TVs/computer monitors.
- Vapes
- Vegetable oil.
Restricted and non-acceptable materials
Restricted
- Asbestos.
- Ash (must be cooled and well damped down).
- DIY waste free allowance: see chargeable waste
- Excess dustbin/black bag waste – please contact your local district/city council in the first instance.
- Fluorescent tubes: 5 in 6 month period.
- Gas bottles.
- Hazardous waste, including items such as household chemicals (eg pesticides, white spirit, bleach, oil-based paint, mercury thermometers), DIY engine oils, solvents are accepted in restricted quantities: 5 litres.
- NHS equipment.
- Night storage heaters – full appliances will only be accepted and must be double wrapped in tough plastic and sealed. Please see asbestos for more information.
- Noxious weeds.
Non acceptable
- Business and commercial waste. Commercial green waste and cardboard is acceptable at certain sites for a charge, by arrangement only. Find out more about the trade recycling scheme here.
- Commercial fridges/freezers/air conditioning units are not accepted as well as units from caravans/motorhomes/boats.
- Dead pets, pet faeces and soiled litter/bedding material. Your local vet will be able to help you with the cremation of dead pets. You may wish to consider a home composting facility for pet faeces or soiled bedding.
- Electric vehicle batteries.
- Fireworks (used/unused) – contact the manufacturer for disposal advice.
- Flares, explosives and ammunition – please see government guidance (flares) or contact your local police station (explosives/ammunition) for disposal advice.
- Fly-tipped waste
- Ground/Air source heat pumps.
- Oil tanks/Heating oil tanks – please see a list of alternative service providers.
- Railway sleepers/Utility poles.
- Sanitary wastes (eg nappies, sanitary, towels).
- Sewage/contents of drains.
- Sharps/clinical items: please contact your local district, city or borough council.
- Soft furnishings/ upholstered domestic seating (e.g. sofa, armchair)
- Vehicles, vehicle parts, boats, caravans, trailers (fridges/freezers from caravans/motorhomes/boats are not accepted).
Chargeable waste
Further information about chargeable waste.
Site health and safety
Further information about site health and safety.
Site user and vehicle restrictions
Further information about site user and vehicle restrictions.
Further information about the van permit system.