Business Waste and Recycling
East Devon District Council does not provide a commercial waste collection service as the cost of collection and disposal of commercial waste is not included in the business rates.
If you would like your commercial waste collected, you need to contact a private contractor, through telephone directory or local newspaper.
Holiday lets
Properties under the Holiday Let scheme who are paying part-domestic, part-business rates will receive information shortly as to changes to your collections.
Disposal
Devon County Council can recycle garden waste and cardboard from businesses through its Recycling Centres in Exmouth and Honiton using the prepaid ticket scheme. For further information please contact DCC's Waste Management Team on 0845 1551010 or visit Devon County Councils website.
All businesses in the UK must comply with Section 34 of the 'Duty Of Care' provisions of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The act requires you as a business to take reasonable measures to prevent unauthorised deposit, treatment and disposal of your waste. This means that if you operate a business you must:
- Ensure that a person or company that collects your waste holds a current waste carriers licence.
- Describe the waste you are having collected, how it is packed - whether loose or in a container, and if it is in a container, what type (a container can be a plastic sack)
- Hold a waste transfer note, issued by the carrier detailing the waste collected for disposal (the waste transfer note can be issued for each collection or issued annually)
- Know where your waste will finally be disposed of and retain your waste transfer note for 2 years.
- If you dispose of your own waste you must be able to say where and how.
