Torridge Recycling Tips

What goes where?

Green Box 🟩
✅ Plastic bottles
✅ Food trays, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots
✅ Food tins and drink cans
✅ Aluminium foil
✅ Aerosol cans (no tops)
✅ Household batteries (please place in a small clear plastic bag)
✅ Small electrical items

Black Box ⬛️
✅ Bottles
✅ Jars

Green Bag 🟩
✅ Newspapers/Magazines
✅ Catalogues
✅ General paper (including shredded paper)
✅ Envelopes (apart from brown)
✅ Clothing (1-3 items)

Brown Bag 🟫
✅ Flattened cardboard (no tape or staples please)
✅ Egg boxes
✅ Greeting cards (no glitter)
✅ Corrugated cardboard
✅ Brown paper and brown envelopes

Food Caddy 🟩
✅ Bread and pastries
✅ Dairy products
✅ Meat and bones
✅ Tea leaves and bags
✅ Coffee grounds
✅ Fish
✅ Fruit
✅ Vegetables
✅ Cut flowers

For more recycling information please visit: www.torridge.gov.uk/recycling

Thank you for recycling!

Torridge Recycling Tips

What goes where?

Green Box 🟩
✅ Plastic bottles
✅ Food trays, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots
✅ Food tins and drink cans
✅ Aluminium foil
✅ Aerosol cans (no tops)
✅ Household batteries (please place in a small clear plastic bag)
✅ Small electrical items

Black Box ⬛️
✅ Bottles
✅ Jars

Green Bag 🟩
✅ Newspapers/Magazines
✅ Catalogues
✅ General paper (including shredded paper)
✅ Envelopes (apart from brown)
✅ Clothing (1-3 items)

Brown Bag 🟫
✅ Flattened cardboard (no tape or staples please)
✅ Egg boxes
✅ Greeting cards (no glitter)
✅ Corrugated cardboard
✅ Brown paper and brown envelopes

Food Caddy 🟩
✅ Bread and pastries
✅ Dairy products
✅ Meat and bones
✅ Tea leaves and bags
✅ Coffee grounds
✅ Fish
✅ Fruit
✅ Vegetables
✅ Cut flowers

For more recycling information please visit: www.torridge.gov.uk/recycling

Thank you for recycling!

TDC Bank Holiday Dates for Recycling in August 2025

Recycling Dates – August Bank Holiday

August Bank Holiday Waste & Recycling Collection Changes

👉 There will be no waste or recycling collections on Monday 25th August and collections will take place one day later than usual for the whole week from Tuesday 26th August to Saturday 30th August.

👉 The normal collection timetable will resume on Monday 1st September.

Full details of the bank holiday changes and normal collection times for the rest of the year for any address in Torridge can be viewed on the Council website.

➡️ www.torridge.gov.uk/collectiondates

TDC Bank Holiday Dates for Recycling in August 2025

Recycling Dates – August Bank Holiday

August Bank Holiday Waste & Recycling Collection Changes

👉 There will be no waste or recycling collections on Monday 25th August and collections will take place one day later than usual for the whole week from Tuesday 26th August to Saturday 30th August.

👉 The normal collection timetable will resume on Monday 1st September.

Full details of the bank holiday changes and normal collection times for the rest of the year for any address in Torridge can be viewed on the Council website.

➡️ www.torridge.gov.uk/collectiondates

Torridge Recycling Tips

What goes where?

Green Box 🟩
✅ Plastic bottles
✅ Food trays, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots
✅ Food tins and drink cans
✅ Aluminium foil
✅ Aerosol cans (no tops)
✅ Household batteries (please place in a small clear plastic bag)
✅ Small electrical items

Black Box ⬛️
✅ Bottles
✅ Jars

Green Bag 🟩
✅ Newspapers/Magazines
✅ Catalogues
✅ General paper (including shredded paper)
✅ Envelopes (apart from brown)
✅ Clothing (1-3 items)

Brown Bag 🟫
✅ Flattened cardboard (no tape or staples please)
✅ Egg boxes
✅ Greeting cards (no glitter)
✅ Corrugated cardboard
✅ Brown paper and brown envelopes

Food Caddy 🟩
✅ Bread and pastries
✅ Dairy products
✅ Meat and bones
✅ Tea leaves and bags
✅ Coffee grounds
✅ Fish
✅ Fruit
✅ Vegetables
✅ Cut flowers

For more recycling information please visit: www.torridge.gov.uk/recycling

Thank you for recycling!

Torridge Recycling Tips

What goes where?

Green Box 🟩
✅ Plastic bottles
✅ Food trays, margarine tubs, yoghurt pots
✅ Food tins and drink cans
✅ Aluminium foil
✅ Aerosol cans (no tops)
✅ Household batteries (please place in a small clear plastic bag)
✅ Small electrical items

Black Box ⬛️
✅ Bottles
✅ Jars

Green Bag 🟩
✅ Newspapers/Magazines
✅ Catalogues
✅ General paper (including shredded paper)
✅ Envelopes (apart from brown)
✅ Clothing (1-3 items)

Brown Bag 🟫
✅ Flattened cardboard (no tape or staples please)
✅ Egg boxes
✅ Greeting cards (no glitter)
✅ Corrugated cardboard
✅ Brown paper and brown envelopes

Food Caddy 🟩
✅ Bread and pastries
✅ Dairy products
✅ Meat and bones
✅ Tea leaves and bags
✅ Coffee grounds
✅ Fish
✅ Fruit
✅ Vegetables
✅ Cut flowers

For more recycling information please visit: www.torridge.gov.uk/recycling

Thank you for recycling!