How Our Household Collections Work - South Hams District Council

Grey Bin Collections

Find out what goes in your grey bin, which is collected every fortnight.

You can find instructions on how to sort your recycling into the boxes and white sack here.

Food waste is collected weekly in the larger of your two silver caddies.

Your brown bin is for garden waste. Find out what can and can't go in your brown bin here.

You can find the answers to some commonly asked questions about our recycling service here.

A few properties are still using the blue and clear sacks for their recycling. You can find out more about this service here.

We are unable to offer printed calendars at the moment; however, you can check your collection day here.

We receive a lot of enquiries about what happens to the materials we collect for recycling. You can find out more here.

A few properties receive a weekly sack collection. Find out more about this service here.