Rubbish, waste and recycling
Please make sure your bins, bags and boxes are at the kerbside before 7.00 am on the day of your collections.

North Devon Council is responsible for the following services in the area:
- domestic rubbish and recycling collections
- commercial rubbish and recycling collections
- clinical waste collections
- street cleaning and litter bin emptying
- composting and recycling at home and in schools
The
Works and Recycling service is also responsible for:
- public toilets
- graffiti removal: this links to a web reporting form
- public weighbridge - North devon Council no longer operates a public weighbridge.
Contact information
To contact the Customer Service Centre:
Face to face: Civic Centre, Ilfracombe and South Molton.
Telephone: 01271 374776
For Typetalk: precede with 18001
Email: customerservices@northdevon.gov.uk
You can also report issues to the independent FixMyStreet website
Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Trade waste contact
Telephone: 01271 318508
Fax: 01271 318529
Email: tradewaste@northdevon.gov.uk
Our office hours are 8.30 am to 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
Your views
- Customer charter: our standard of service to you
- Your feedback: compliment, complaint or suggestion?

