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Business waste Devon
Businesses in Devon have a variety of options for managing their commercial waste. In our guide to business waste in Devon, we cover:
- Commercial Recycling options
- Devon County Council commercial waste collections
- Commercial Recycling Centres in Devon
We Compare Devon’s trusted commercial waste collection providers:
Devon Contract Waste
Devon Contract Waste (DCW) are waste management experts operating across Devon and Cornwall. DCW offers flexible services, providing wheelie bins, skips, and hazardous waste drums to store a wide range of segregated waste streams.
Coastal Recycling
Coastal Recycling is an employee-owned waste management company based in Exeter that offers bespoke waste management services across Devon. Coastal Recycling provides customers with a dedicated account manager and detailed waste reporting as standard.
Biffa
Biffa is Britain’s best-known waste provider. They offer a range of business waste and recycling collections across Devon, including hazardous waste collection. Biffa operates from hubs in Newton Abbot and Crownhill, on the outskirts of Plymouth.
Peake
Peake is one of the oldest waste disposal companies in the South West of England, dating back to 1846. Peake specialises in the collection of Hazardous, clinical waste, and sanitary waste for Devon’s companies.
EMS Waste Services
EMS offers a complete waste management solution for businesses in Devon. They collect business waste from customers, transport it to their local facilities for sorting, and then manage all aspects of waste disposal and recycling.
Commercial recycling in Devon
Companies in Devon can benefit from lower commercial waste costs by segregating waste and arranging for separate collections of the following waste streams:
Commercial food waste in Devon
Devon hosts Ixora Energy, which manages Anaerobic Digestion facilities across the county. Commercial food waste collected in Devon is delivered to these facilities to generate biofuel.
Commercial glass recycling Devon
Commercial glass waste is a precious commodity. Glass can be recycled without losing quality. Businesses in Devon that arrange for separate glass collections benefit from reduced costs or even waste rebates.
Sanitary waste collection Devon
Workplace regulations require all businesses in Devon with female or unisex toilets to have a sanitary waste bin. Sanitary waste should not be disposed of in general business waste.
Commercial waste collection with Devon County Council
In Devon, waste collection services are the responsibility of individual district and city councils.
Our business waste experts have summarised the commercial waste services currently offered by Devon’s district councils. (Read on for specific information on Exeter and Plymouth)
- East Devon: No commercial waste collection service (except for primary schools).
- Mid Devon: Comprehensive commercial waste and recycling collections.
- North Devon: Comprehensive commercial waste and recycling collections.
- West Devon: Commercial waste service for holiday lets only.
- South Hams: Regular collections of general business waste, mixed recycling and food waste.
- Teignbridge: Grudgingly offers a business waste service but openly discloses it’s cheaper to use a local commercial waste collection firm.
- Torbay: Swisco provides domestic and commercial waste collections in Torbay on behalf of the local council.
- Torridge: – No commercial waste collection service.
💡The commercial waste collection costs offered by local councils are often uncompetitive. Compare Devon waste collection costs today.
Commercial waste collection with Exeter City Council
Exeter City Council manages domestic waste and recycling collections for the residents of Exeter. Alongside these services, their waste team offers a paid commercial waste collection service covering:
- Mixed recycling
- Glass
- Clinical waste
- One off event waste collection
- General business waste
Visit Exeter City Council’s commercial waste services page for more information.
Commercial waste collections with Plymouth City Council
Plymouth City Council offers a zero-waste-to-landfill commercial waste service. Plymouth’s business waste service includes regular collections of:
- General commercial waste: includes polystyrene that cannot be recycled locally
- Dry Mixed Recycling
- Food waste
- Glass recycling
- Commercial waste sacks: Buy rolls of bags for any of the above if you don’t have room for a commercial waste bin.
Visit the Plymouth.gov commercial waste page for more information.
Commercial recycling centres in Devon
This section will summarise the options available for Devon’s businesses that prefer to dispose of their own waste rather than using commercial waste collection services.
Devon County Council operates public recycling centres in Devon. These centres do not accept commercial waste, except for cardboard and garden waste disposals.
Instead, we recommend that businesses use local private commercial recycling centres.
⚠️ Businesses that transport their own waste must be registered with a waste carrier licence.
Private commercial recycling centres in Devon
Companies in Devon have several excellent choices for private commercial recycling centres. Our waste experts have summarised the locations of these centres:
- Coastal Recycling – Deep Moor Trade Waste and Recycling Centre, High Bullen, Torrington, EX38 7JA.
- EMS Waste Services – Hill Barton Business Park, Sidmouth Road, Clyst St Mary, Exeter, EX5 1DR
- EMS Waste Services – Unit 1, 6 Central Ave, Ind Est, Ivybridge, Devon, PL21 9PE
- Bay Skips – 2 Blackthorn Way, Paignton, Devon, TQ4 7QY
- Cuming Containers – Torr Quarry Industrial Estate, East Allington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7QQ
- DCW – DCW Transfer Station, Thorverton Road, Matford Business Park, Exeter, EX2 8FS
The commercial recycling centres listed above will provide you with a Waste Transfer Note for any business waste you bring, enabling your company to demonstrate compliance with commercial waste regulations.
Commercial cardboard recycling in Devon
Devon County Council offers a cardboard recycling scheme that allows small businesses to dispose of cardboard waste at the following public recycling centres:
- Barnstaple, Seven Brethren
- Bideford
- Crediton, Punchbowl
- Exeter, Exton Road
- Exeter, Pinbrook Road
- Exmouth, Knowle Hill
- Holsworthy, Anvil Corner
- Honiton, Sutton Barton
- Kingsbridge, Torr Quarry
- Newton Abbot, Brunel Road
- Tavistock, Crowndale
- Torrington, Deep Moor
The cost to use this scheme is £20.40 per tonne, including VAT.
To dispose of business cardboard waste at these sites, you must register in advance and hold a waste carriers licence.
Commercial garden waste disposal in Devon
Devon County Council also accepts commercial garden waste at the public recycling centres listed above. All garden waste the council accepts is processed at the council’s composting site.
The current cost of disposing of garden waste is £10.20 per bag, with a minimum of 5 bags.
Find out more and apply in advance on Devon Council’s trade recycling scheme page.
Commercial waste solutions for popular sectors in Devon
According to Devon Delivers, Devon’s economy is bigger than that of Britain’s second-biggest city Manchester.
Devon’s businesses span various sectors, with a Fintech hub in Exeter, a large tourism industry on the North and South coasts, and a significant agricultural industry inland.
In this section, we’ll cover some of the key waste management challenges for Devon’s most common companies:
Cafe waste management Devon
Devon is home to the Devonshire Cream Tea, and the tourism industry supports hundreds of cafes, coffee shops, and tearooms across the county.
Review our in-depth guide to cafe waste solutions and explore waste collection quotes for your cafe today.
Restaurant waste collection Devon
Devon is a top destination for foodies, famous for its local produce and seafood. The county currently boasts three Michelin-starred restaurants.
Compare Devon’s restaurant waste collections to find the most affordable options for food waste, mixed recycling, and general business waste collections.
Pubs waste management Devon
Devon’s coastal villages attract millions of tourists each year. These villages maintain their traditional village pubs, often serving food sourced from local farmers and fishermen.
Devon’s pub landlords need to manage large volumes of glass waste. Local waste providers offer regular commercial glass waste collections at significantly lower prices than general business waste.