Around 3500 tonnes of rubbish will be arriving at the centre over the Christmas fortnight, 1000 of that being food waste.

Recycling plant that had eight fires this year issues Christmas plea

45 Jersey politicians unanimously voted to bring forward an amendment that effectively bans single-use vapes in the island.

Unanimous vote to ban disposable vapes in Jersey

Jersey's Infrastructure Minister, Constable Andy Jehan, says banning single-use vapes would prevent an "influx" of the products arriving in the island. 

Jersey's politicians to vote on banning single-use vapes

Regional problems with recycling textiles means store rooms are full of clothing they're unable to sell.

Charity shops refusing donations as bags of unusable stock pile up

The county has a 57.2% recycling and composting rate, the best in England for 10 years in a row. 

Oxfordshire residents named the best in England for recycling and composting

Barnet council has urged residents to properly recycle their waste, after an explosion in one of their bin lorries almost injured workers.

Barnet refuse workers narrowly escape explosion

Julie Trott started her online endeavour ‘Rae-cycle’ after sporadically selling her daughters clothing online.

Bridgend mum starts online shop to sell her daughter's second-hand clothes

A businessman, known in his local area as the 'Recycling Man', has been found guilty after he was caught fly-tipping waste he was supposed to dispose of properly. Mr. Andrew Williams of Bell Street in Trecynon, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping after appearing in court on Wednesday, August 7.


A businessman, known in his local area as the 'Recycling Man', admitted fly-tipping.

Businessman known as the 'Recycling Man' pleads guilty to fly-tipping

Pods will be sent to specialist recycling plants and will be transformed into new products such as packaging, car components and building products.

Coffee drinkers now have an environmental way of disposing of pods

The council is extending the pilot scheme which will see the waste being collected from homes on bin day. 

Trial encouraging residents to recycle crisp packets and carrier bags

Up to 4,000 tonnes of Printed Circuit Boards from items like laptops and TVs will be processed by The Royal Mint per year.

Royal Mint opens factory to turn e-waste into gold jewellery and collectables

Cornwall Council says it could be weeks before wheelie bins littering the streets are picked up

Popular tourist spot renamed ‘binhole’ by angry residents

Some residents complain of sending unanswered online forms to the council or spending up to an hour on the phone without response.

'Our nappy bin hasn't been collected for four weeks' as new recycling rolled out

The government has announced that the same materials will be collected from homes, workplaces and schools across the country in order to end the confusion.

Recyclables to go in one bin under simpler collection rules

The recycling rate increased from 27% in 2020 to almost 35% in 2023.

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