A RECYCLING roadshow rolls into Okehampton on Saturday featuring jugglers, competitions and some of the amazing instruments of top national band Weapons of Sound.

The event is all part of the £1-million countywide ?Don?t Let Devon Go To Waste? campaign to raise awareness of recycling issues and improve the way we reuse our waste.

The roadshow, which is visiting towns throughout Devon over the next few months, will be set up in Okehampton?s Waitrose Car Park and there will be a host of fun things to do and see.

Devon-based Weapons Of Sound play on a multi-coloured array of recycled instruments, including oil drums, supermarket trolleys, metal pipes, tin cans and even a kitchen sink!

The band, which has won worldwide acclaim for its powerful music, played at the opening of this year?s Commonwealth Games and entertained at the Queen?s Golden Jubilee Party.

The roadshow also features competitions to win a variety of goods, including a composter and mouse-mats made of recycled computer chips.

There?s also lots of fun for the kids: a juggler will be giving displays between 1pm and 3pm on the day and there are give-away packs of goods which include colouring books, pens, pencils and stickers, all made of recycled materials or relevant to the theme.

The day will include a variety of displays on what items can be recycled from your weekly bin, and a big-screen show highlighting the importance of recycling and the impact of rubbish on the environment.

The campaign is being funded by what is believed to be the largest Government grant (through DEFRA) of its kind awarded to the Devon Authorities Recycling Partnership of which West Devon Borough Council is a member.

Each year in Devon, enough rubbish is produced to bury the highest tor on Dartmoor and the household rubbish buried annually in Devon would cover more than 100 miles of our beaches. Yet we could recycle at least 60 per cent of the rubbish we produce.

West Devon Councillor John Hockridge, chairman of the borough?s environment and health committee, said the roadshow comes at just the right time.

He said: ?Christmas is the time of the year when we create the most rubbish, so we should all be working towards reducing what we throw away, and should know how and where to recycle or reuse instead.

?I?m delighted the roadshow is visiting Okehampton and I hope as many people as possible will go along.?