Household Waste in Devon 8 District Councils – collections/local advice Devon County Council • Responsible for Waste Local Plan & Disposal • landfill sites & Energy from Waste facilities • In-vessel composters • Recycling centres • Joint contracts • 2014-15 recycled and composted 55.4% • Fourth best county in England and Wales • Devon targets – 65% by 2025/26 2 Unitary Councils – Plymouth & Torbay
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Household Waste in Devon 8 District Councils collections/local advice Devon County Council Responsible for Waste Local Plan Disposal landfill sites.
DCC – Waste Management facility visits Experience the sights, sounds and smells of waste! Recycling centre / landfill site Energy from Waste facility
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Household Waste in Devon8 District Councils – collections/local adviceDevon County Council
• Responsible for Waste Local Plan & Disposal • landfill sites & Energy from Waste facilities• In-vessel composters• Recycling centres• Joint contracts
• 2014-15 recycled and composted 55.4% • Fourth best county in England and Wales• Devon targets – 65% by 2025/26
2 Unitary Councils – Plymouth & Torbay
DCC - Energy from Waste (EfW)2 new facilities:Exeter (July 2014) - Exeter, East Devon, north Teignbridge and part of Mid Devon
Plymouth (Dec 2015) - Plymouth, Torbay, South Hams, West Devon and south Teignbridge
DCC – Waste Management facility visitsExperience the sights, sounds and smells of waste!
• Recycling centre / landfill site• Energy from Waste facility
DCC – Waste Educators
Resource Futures4 year contract
Devon Community Composting Network (DCCN)
Funded by DAWRRC (Devon Authorities Waste Reduction and Recycling Committee )Community composting scheme / School advisors
DCC – ‘Cutting your Wasteline’ School GrantUp to £1,500 to help schools reduce their black bag waste; depending on school size.
• To set up practical recycling and composting systems in your school• Towards transport costs for visiting waste and recycling facilities • Expenses towards a ‘skills share’ visit to a local school• Travel costs for a visit to a Recycling Centre / Energy from Waste plant
2 rounds of funding per year
Next deadline:22nd April for composting equipment / 20th May for application forms
WARPit• Online resource exchange facility for Devon
schools and DCC buildings• Free to join, free to use• Saves money and resources• www.warp-it.co.uk/devoncc