Seven Brethren Recycling Centre

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.
• Bulky/rigid plastics.
• Cardboard/Greeting Cards (must be non-glittery).
• Carpets (not recycled)
• 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 electrical 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).
• Printer cartridges.
• Soft furnishings/upholstered domestic seating (e.g. sofa, armchair) (not recycled)
• Textiles.
• Timber/wood.
• TVs/computer monitors.
• Vapes.
• Vegetable oil.

Restricted and non-acceptable materials

Restricted

• 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, borough and city council in the first instance. Maximum of 8 bags in a 12 month period.
• Fluorescent tubes: 5 in a 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, accepted in restricted quantities: 5 litres.
• NHS equipment.
• Noxious weeds.

Non acceptable

• Asbestos: chargeable at certain recycling centres (facilities available at: Bideford, Exeter (Exton Road and Pinbrook Road), Honiton, Kingsbridge, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Tavistock, Tiverton and Torrington).
• 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.
• Night storage heaters – only acceptable at recycling centres which accept asbestos, the unit must be double wrapped in tough plastic and sealed. Sites will only accept full appliances.
• Oil tanks/Heating oil tanks – please see a list of alternative service providers.
• Sanitary wastes (nappies sanitary towels).
• Sewage/contents of drains.
• Sharps/clinical items: please contact your local district, city or borough council.
• Railway sleepers/Utility poles.
• 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.