Waste and Recycling
On 12 July 2022 the Executive of South Hams District Council considered a report, with advice from the Council's Waste Working Group. The Waste Working Group advised that the Council and FCC Environment have reached a mutual agreement to end their contract for waste, recycling, street and toilet cleaning services. For more information, please see the Service Update pageImportant Information about the Waste Contract in South Hams
☎ On average, it takes 1 minute 30 seconds for the Waste Team to answer a call. Most (75%) are answered within 4 minutes. ☎ Most calls take about 8 minutes to complete. ☎ Our busiest times are 9 to 10 a.m. and lunchtime. If you can phone outside of these times you may not have to wait as long. ☎ To contact us using another method, please see our Contact Us page where you can send a message through to the team. ☎ To find out more about call times and how we're tackling this issue, please see Call Centre Information.☎ Calls to our Waste Team
Service Update
Disruption to Garden Waste Collections
Waste and Recycling Service - Latest Information
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Need new sacks or a bin?
Recycling Box Stickers and Information Request
Clinical, Sharps and Bulky Waste Collections
How Our Household Collections Work
Community Composting
How Can I Recycle More?
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