Recycle Devon

So much of our food comes packaged in single-use, disposable plastic - why not try these few simple swaps to reduce our plastic? 😍 ✅Buy fruit and veg loose. 🍎 ✅Refill staples at your local zero waste store. 🍚 ✅Bake at home if you can 🍰 ♻️Save up your non-avoidable films and bags to recycle at your supermarket! #PlasticFreeJuly #ReducePlastic

Where do you keep your reusable bag? Let us know in the comments ❤️🛍️ #ReusableBags #PlasticfreeJuly

Top Tip Tuesday - Pop your empty glass air diffusers in with your glass recycling♻️ ✅Make sure to remove the lid and reeds first. Could you reuse the bottle? You could refill it with new diffuser oil, use it as a vase for small flowers or as decoration around your home. #TopTipTuesdays #ReduceReuseRecycle #GlassRecycling

School's (nearly) out for summer! 🤓☀️ Don't forget to donate any outgrown but wearable uniform to keep clothes in use for longer. 🔁 #schooluniform #sustainablekids #reuse

So many of our favourite beauty products come wrapped in plastic! 💄 There are now lots of eco-friendly beauty alternatives that can be found in some high street stores and zero waste stores. 💚🌍 📍Find your nearest zero waste shop here: tinyurl.com/Zero-Waste-Sho… #PlasticFreeJuly #EcoBeauty #PlasticFreeBeauty

Don't know where to start for Plastic Free July? 👀 The kitchen has easy swaps you can pick and choose from: 🍪Use empty jam jars or biscuit tins as containers. 🧼Switch from bottled hand soap to a soap bar. 💚Try out a plastic-free sponge. #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticFreeSwap #KitchenHacks

Top Tip Tuesday - Did you know that a recycled can can be back on the shelf in just 60 days? 🤯 🔁Aluminium can be recycled again and again, it is an endless recycling loop that saves energy, water and carbon emissions! ✅ Top Tip! Scrunching the foil into a ball (golf-ball sized or bigger) helps reduce the chance of it getting lost during the recycling process ⛳ #TopTipTuesday #CircularEconomy #ClosedLoop #Recycling #EveryCanCounts

Thank you Devon! 💚 Thanks to your hard work, we remain one of the top local authorities in England for recycling 🤩 Every little bit helps to keep valuable materials from going to waste and give them a chance at becoming something new! Let's keep up the great work 💪 Find out what happens to your recycling and where it goes: tinyurl.com/Devon-Recycling #Devonrecycling #Recyclingmatters #reducereuserecycle @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge

If you're looking for an easy place to start for Plastic Free July, why not try the bathroom? 🚽 From shampoo bottles, razors, toothpaste and even period products, there are many easy swaps we can make to reduce our plastic! 💄🪥🧻 What will you swap this Plastic Free July? #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticFree #BathroomSwaps

Your carrot tops and potato peelings are helping Devon's farms! 🌱 Devon's food waste recycling is processed into fertiliser through anaerobic digestion, and is used to restore all that natural goodness back into soil at farms across the county. 🌿 Waste methane from the process is even used to generate electricity!⚡️ Find out more about what happens to your recycling and where it goes: tinyurl.com/Devon-Recycling @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge

Did you know that the UK disposes of around 3 billion disposable nappies each year?! That's 2-3% of all household waste! Fabric or 'reusable' nappies… ✅Help families save money ✅Are free from chemicals and gels found in disposables ✅Reduce plastic waste and are better for the planet! Click here for more information about reusable nappies: tinyurl.com/Reusable-Nappi… #ReusableNappies #PlasticFreeJuly

Did you know that Devon's paper gets recycled into newsprint? 📰 The paper you recycle could be right back on the shelves in a week! ♻️Find out more about what happens to your recycling and where it goes: tinyurl.com/Devon-Recycling #Devonrecycling #Recyclingmatters #reducereuserecycle @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge

Hosting a Wimbledon watch party? ☀️🎾 Check out our top tips for celebrating sustainably to save money and waste less 👏 #wimbledon #watchparty #celebrate

Top Tip Tuesday - Did you know that empty medicine and vitamin blister packs can be recycled? 🔎Ask your local pharmacy, Boots or Superdrug store if they recycle blister packs. ❤️🌍 You can use the @BootsUK store locator to find participating stores: boots.com/shopping/boots… #BlisterPackRecycling #ReduceReuseRecycle #TopTipTuesday

🫧Have you ever opened your cleaning cupboard just to see plastic bottle after plastic bottle? This Plastic Free July, why not try refillable cleaning products? Or swap wipes for reusable cloths, which you can wash with the rest of your laundry. 🧽 You could even make your own cleaning products! Check out our tried and tested DIY cleaning recipes here: tinyurl.com/4ahf6cps #Refill #Reuse #PlasticFree #GreenYourClean

Aluminium is the King of recyclable materials 👑 It is endlessly recyclable and doesn't degrade through reprocessing, making it the ultimate circular material 🤩 Thank you Devon, for recycling your aluminium cans, sprays and trays - keep up the great work! Hit the link in our bio to find out what happens to your recycling and where it goes! #Devonrecycling #Recyclingmatters #ReduceReuseRecycle @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge

Has watching the #TourDeFrance got you wheelie excited? 🚴🏻 Get your cycling fix without the expense with refurbished bikes available at recycling centres across Devon! ♻ Refurbished bikes are currently available at: Ashley Recycling Centre, Tiverton Bideford Recycling Centre, Brunel Recycling Centre, Newton Abbot Exton Road Recycling Centre, Exeter Ivybridge Recycling Centre, Okehampton Recycling Centre, Pinbrook Road Recycling Centre, Exeter Killacleave Recycling Centre, Knowle Hill Recycling Centre, Exmouth and Sidmouth Recycling Centre #cycling #onthemove #reuse @suezUK

Devon! Your recycling matters! 💪In 2024/25, you recycled nearly 27,000 tonnes of food waste, creating fertiliser for Devon farms and generating electricity!🤩 Find out what happens to your recycling and where it goes: tinyurl.com/Devon-Recycling #DevonRecycling #RecyclingMatters #ReduceReuseRecycle @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge

We're kicking off Plastic Free July with reusable containers! ⚽ ☕Grabbing a cuppa on the go? Reusable cup at the ready! Coffee shops will often give discounts if you bring your own reusable cup 🍱Lots of leftovers? Pack it in a reusable container for lunch and save money as you go! #PlasticFreeJuly #Reusables #PlasticFree @SouthHams_DC @eastdevon @WestDevon_BC @MidDevonDC @ExeterCouncil @torridgedc @Teignbridge @PlasticFreeJuly

♻ Recycle your tinny for the winny! Every can recycled is a massive save, taking around 95% less energy and emissions than making a new can. 💪 Recycle your cans at home and out and about this World Cup season. 👏 #TopBins #RecycleNow #WorldCup @recyclenow_uk