Civic Amenity Recycling Centre



Civic Amenity Recycling Centre (CARC)
Maclins Quarry, Station Road, South Molton EX36 3EB

Head Office Tel: 01769 573081         Site Tel: 01769 574740 (Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DETAILS IN THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED
'THE YELLOW BOOK' ARE INCORRECT -

WE ARE NOT LICENCED TO ACCEPT ASBESTOS OR PLASTERBOARD

Opening days:
Open all year round (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day)

  Summer (Apr - Sep) Winter (Oct - Mar)
Thursday, Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm 8:00am - 4:30pm
Saturday and Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm 10:00am - 4:30pm

List of acceptable materials:

Acceptable
* Recyclable materials
* Bulky household items e.g. Furniture, carpets, household electrical equipment

Recycling facilities availableCivic Amenity Recyclicng Centre
* Glass bottles and jars
* Newspapers and magazines
* Card/Yellow Pages
* Aluminium and steel cans
* Textiles
* Garden/green waste
* Timber
* Metal/domestic appliances
* Fridges/freezers
* TVs / computer monitors
* Plastic bottles
* Clean mixed plastic packaging image - PDF icon(8KB - pdf help )
* DIY engine oil
* Vegetable oil
* Car batteries
* Domestic batteries
* Reusable goods
* Gas bottles
* Energy saving light bulbs (recycled with flourescent bulbs)

Restricted
* Rubble/hardcore, soil and general construction waste: 12 large bags/0.5 tonnes in 6 month period
* Tyres: 5 in 12 months, preferably separated from rims
* Household chemicals (e.g. pesticides, white spirit, bleach, old medicines, oil-based paint): 5 litres in 12 months
* Fluorescent tubes: 5 in 6 month period
* Noxious weeds image - PDF icon(606KB - pdf help )

Non-acceptable
* Commercial/trade waste (green waste and cardboard chargeable at certain Recycling Centres by arrangement only, see Trade Recycling)
* Plasterboard image - PDF icon(63KB - pdf help )
* Food: acceptable at certain Recycling Centres by arrangement only, please contact your local district/city council in the first instance
* Sharps/clinical items: please contact your local district/city council
* Animals/animal bedding
* Asbestos: acceptable at certain Recycling Centres by arrangement only, see Asbestos for further information

Non-acceptable waste is chargeable at Deep Moor landfill site 01805 623496, Exeter transfer station 01392 666420 and Heathfield landfill site 01626 853522 via a weighbridge

How to get there: Maclins Quarry Recycling Centre, South Molton EX36 3EB

Please refer to the following directions or select the Maclins Quarry map

From the town square travel eastwards along East Street (B3227) for about a quarter of a mile, then turn left into Station Road.  The site can be found on the left hand side after approximately half a mile.

For further enquiries call Devon County Council Waste Management on
0845 155 1010

Map

 


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Postal Address: South Molton Recycle Limited, Site Office, Land at Mill Street, South Molton, EX36 4BL
Registered Office: Amory House, 125 East Street, South Molton, EX36 3BU
Registered in England & Wales Company number:1999403