Councils given four bin guidelines to end ‘wild west’ recycling policies - Under current legislation, some households are ...

Environment Secretary vows to end recycling ‘Wild West’ with new waste collection rules taking effect from March 2025 ...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed today (29 November 2024) that paper and ...

Yes. Corrugated cardboard must be flattened and placed in, next to or under the curbside recycling bin. Do not place flattened corrugated cardboard boxes in a larger box. Only boxes that are ...

Paper and cardboard should be put in the purple bin with plastics and tins going in the silver one. The council said refuse collectors were not responsible for the changes and asked the public to ...

The beige paper and cardboard bins will now be four-weekly pick ups. Households have been issued with a new bin calendar which lists all collections up to December. The changes to the beige bins ...

It comes after South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) introduced a two-bin recycling system, separating paper and cardboard from other items. Council leader Ashley Baxter said the twin recycling ...

Pizza boxes can be contaminated with food residue that causes problems in the recycling process. However, if the top (or ...

The rules are expected to come into place in two years time for households, with the same rules applying to businesses from ...

Darlington Council and Durham County Council have confirmed their Christmas and New Year bin collection date changes for 2024.

“All of our stores offer collection bins for plastic bags and plastic film. In addition to things like plastic bags, they ...