The council has decided to keep the current recycling system in place.
The council explored five different collection scenarios but it was decided at a meeting to leave them as they are.
A number of other councils, including Torbay and Mid Devon, collect food waste.
Two Devon warships could be sold to Brazil
HMS Albion and Bulwark retiring
Devon police dog honoured
Merlin gets certificate (but would have preferred a bone)
Schizophrenic knifeman given indefinite hospital order
Judge says prison would be "worst place" for him
Paignton Post Office petition goes to parliament
It's one of four at risk in Devon
Fun park shuts two months after opening
It was once a fairground museum
Work begins on project to rebuild fire-hit Exeter landmark
'This building will be built by us, but it belongs to Exeter'
