Why Recycle?
Recycling reduces carbon emissions, both by saving energy in manufacturing processes and by avoiding the
powerful greenhouse gas (methane) emitted from landfilled biodegradable waste, such as paper and food. Recycling also leads to other
environmental benefits, such as conserving natural resources from forestry and mining and reducing other forms of pollution.
What can you Recycle and Where?
Batteries
Car Batteries
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Household Batteries
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Car Batteries
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Household Batteries
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Cans
South Somerset District Council will collect cans from your front door once a week.
Recycling Banks are located at:
West Street Car Park - Ilminster
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Cardboard Recyling
Gemini Carnival Club collect Cardboard once a month to help raise funds. For more information visit their site
Recycling Banks are located at:
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Food
South Somerset District Council will collect food waste from your front door once a week
To check which day of the week they will collect in your
area visit the SSDC website
Furniture
FurniCare was established in 1992 as a not-for-profit charity collecting unwanted furniture, domestic appliances and household items. They have two branches one in Yeovil and the other in Chard. Their collections and client base covers South Somerset, West Dorset and East Devon. They save 300 tonnes of furniture from going into landfill each year. For more information visit their website.
Garden Waste & Composting
On average, about a third of the contents of your household bin can be easily composted, rather than sending it to landfill sites. For more information on composting visit the Somerset Waste Partnership Website .
Garden waste collections are provided throughout Somerset (except settlements of less than 1,000 households or properties with restricted access in South Somerset)
There is a charge for this service.
Collections are fortnightly and you will be given your collection day when you order the service. To enquiry about the service email SSDC
Alterantively to can take your Garden Waste to one of Household Waste Recycling Centres.
The nearest Household Waste Recycling Centres to Ilminster are:
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Glass
South Somerset District Council will collect glass from your front door once a week
Recycling Banks are located at:
West Street Car Park - Ilminster
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Junk Mail
On average each household receives 224 pieces of junk mail each year. Cut down this unwanted junk mail by contacting the Mailing Preference Service
Mobile Phone
Lions have a collection box in the Post Office for mobile phones and printer cartridges ( HP, Lexmark and Canon).
Paper
Gemini Carnival Club collect newspapers once a month to help fund raise. For more information visit their site
South Somerset District Council will collect paper from your front door once a week.
Recycling Banks are located at:
West Street Car Park - Ilminster
The Chaffcombe Road - Chard
Blacknell Lane Ind. Estate - Crewkerne
Plastic bottle
Shudrick Lane Car Park - Ilminster
Plastic Milk Bottle Tops
Glade - Ilminster
Shoes
West Street Car Park - Ilminster
Swan Precinct - Ilminster
Toner Cartridges
Lions have a collection box in the Post Office for mobile phones and printer cartridges ( HP, Lexmark and Canon).
PC World in Taunton and Yeovil will take used Toner Cartridges as will Staples in Taunton
A large number of Charities will issue people with Freepost bags to put used Toners in and post to the Charity as a means of Fundraising