Three Weekly Waste Collection Trial

On 24 February 2020, we began providing a black sack collection once every three weeks on a trial basis to around a thousand households.

Have Your Say To Win

We want to hear about how you're finding the trial. If you are part of the trial please complete the survey by using this link

By completing the survey you will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a £50 one4all gift card which can be used in over 130 high street or online retailers. Only responses that state a valid postcode included in the trial will be included in the draw and survey results.

It is important that as many of you as possible tell us how you are doing as this will help inform decisions made by the Council on whether to roll out three weekly collections across the Borough.

The survey closes at midnight on 25 August 2020. The winner will be picked at random and notified by 18 September 2020.

Why are you trialling 3-weekly collections?

We now accept foil, cartons, printer cartridges and more plastics for recycling. Find out more here. This means that there is very little going in the black sacks.

We will still be collecting food waste and recycling every week. If you need additional containers for your recycling you can request them here.

What about nappies, incontinence products and offensive waste?

We understand that some residents have unavoidable waste that cannot go in the food caddy or recycling containers. It is important to store this waste correctly between collections. To do this:

Double bag your waste before placing in your black sacks.
Store the waste in a closed container outdoors between collections.
Consider purchasing a short dustbin to present your black sacks in for collection. Dustbins must be less than 1m tall. You can purchase dustbins from a variety of outlets locally.

☑If you have a baby or toddler in nappies, have you considered switching to real nappies? They are much better for the environment, as well as better for babies comfort and health.

To find out more about real nappies, visit Recycledevon.org/nappies

Not sure what's being collected this week?

Please refer to the table below or go to the Find my Collection Day page.

Week	Recycle Boxes and Sacks	Food Waste Caddy	Black sacks	Week	Recycle Boxes and Sacks	Food Waste Caddy	Black sacks
24 Feb to 1 Mar	✓	✓	✓	31 Aug to 6 Sep *	✓	✓	✓
2 to 8 Mar	✓	✓	✘	7 to 13 Sep	✓	✓	✘
9 to 15 Mar	✓	✓	✘	14 to 20 Sep	✓	✓	✘
16 to 22 Mar	✓	✓	✓	21 to 27 Sep	✓	✓	✓
23 to 29 Mar	✓	✓	✘	28 Sep to 4 Oct	✓	✓	✘
30 to 5 Apr	✓	✓	✘	5 to 11 Oct	✓	✓	✘
6 to 12 Apr	✓	✓	✓	12 to 18 Oct	✓	✓	✓
13 to 19 Apr *	✓	✓	✘	19 to 25 Oct	✓	✓	✘
20 to 26 Apr *	✓	✓	✘	26 Oct to 1 Nov	✓	✓	✘
27 Apr to 3 May	✓	✓	✓	2 to 8 Nov	✓	✓	✓
4 to 10 May *	✓	✓	✘	9 to 15 Nov	✓	✓	✘
11 to 17 May *	✓	✓	✘	16 to 22 Nov	✓	✓	✘
18 to 24 May	✓	✓	✓	23 to 29 Nov	✓	✓	✓
25 to 31 May *	✓	✓	✘	30 Nov to 6 Dec	✓	✓	✘
1 to 7 Jun	✓	✓	✘	7 to 13 Dec	✓	✓	✘
8 to 14 Jun	✓	✓	✓	14 to 20 Dec	✓	✓	✓
15 to 21 Jun	✓	✓	✘	21 to 27 Dec *	✓	✓	✘
22 to 28 Jun	✓	✓	✘	28 Dec to 3 Jan *	✓	✓	✘
29 Jun to 5 Jul	✓	✓	✓	4 to 10 Jan *	✓	✓	✓
6 to 12 Jul	✓	✓	✘	11 to 17 Jan *	✓	✓	✘
13 to 19 Jul	✓	✓	✘	18 to 24 Jan	✓	✓	✘
20 to 26 Jul	✓	✓	✓	25 to 31 Jan	✓	✓	✓
27 Jul to 2 Aug	✓	✓	✘	1 to 7 Feb	✓	✓	✘
3 to 9 Aug	✓	✓	✘	8 to 14 Feb	✓	✓	✘
10 to 16 Aug	✓	✓	✓	15 to 21 Feb	✓	✓	✓
17 to 23 Aug	✓	✓	✘	22 to 28 Feb	✓	✓	✘
24 to 30 Aug	✓	✓	✘	1 to 7 Mar	✓	✓	✘