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The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Think those bags are recyclable? California says think again

California in 2014 enacted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags

The Independent UK

Nearly 300 tonnes of rubbish dumped after tip fire

The fire was finally extinguished three days after it started.

The Canberra Times

Praise for Falkirk trading standards' efforts to recycle seized goods

The initiative was highlighted in the Scottish Parliament, but a Conservative MSP says the voluntary initiative should be 'standard practice'.

Daily Record

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Where to take your Christmas tree after the holidays

The trees must be stripped of decorations and bases and can’t be dropped off in bags, according to Recycle By City, a group that compiles local recycling guides. Garlands and wreaths won’t be accepted, as they contain wire.

Chicago Sun-Times

Recycling centre opening times over New Year across the North East

Household waste recycling centres have different opening times over the festive period - details including Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham, North Tyneside, Gateshead and Northumberland

Chronicle Live

£3m slashed from West Dunbartonshire Council services as £21m budget gap addressed

Labour leader of WDC, Martin Rooney, labelled the Scottish Government's funding package for councils "a scandal" whilst SNP members hit out at the ruling authority for a lack of consultation.

Daily Record

How to convert unwanted gadgets into cash

It’s time for a spring clean – starting with that drawer of old electronics you’ve been avoiding for years

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Nottinghamshire recycling bank overflows with Christmas rubbish

A Nottinghamshire recycling bank has been pictured overflowing with Christmas rubbish, with large cardboard boxes being among the waste left there.

Nottingham Post

Scotland New Year's bin collection dates and changes for every council

Everyone wants to start the new year off on the right track, so make sure that you aren't the only one on your street putting the bins out on the wrong day.

Daily Record

Smelly problem soon to transform into a large pile of unwanted plastic

After the Hume fire, all recycling will be diverted to the Mugga tip for "temporary storage".

The Canberra Times

Dumping recycling 'not the intention at this stage': ACT government

The government is still making arrangements for the territory's recyclables following a major fire on Monday.

The Canberra Times

Tailbacks and queues as people rush to the tip before strikes

The industrial action begins tomorrow

Liverpool Echo

How to donate your Christmas tree to charity - they'll collect it from you across Manchester

If you're looking to recycle your real Christmas tree you can also benefit local charities in the process

Manchester Evening News

Belfast bin collections latest as council apologises for Christmas delays

The next collection is two weeks away

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow's festive bin collection dates as council confirms Christmas waste upheaval

Glasgow City Council has confirmed the changes to their festive bin collection dates, and given households advice on how to deal with their Christmas waste this year.

Wales Online

Will my bins be collected today? Christmas collection dates for every part of Wales

Check what dates your bins are due to be collected over the Christmas period and the New Year

The Canberra Times

ACT govt outlines plan for recycling bins after losing facility to fire

Materials Recovery Facility extensively damaged by fire.

AAP

Fire destroys major ACT recycling centre

Firefighters have worked through the night to get a major fire at a recycling centre in Canberra's south under control but the facility has been destroyed.

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Canberra recycling centre fire sparked overnight likely to burn for days

An investigation will be launched into the circumstances of the fire, which broke out in the main warehouse of the facility on Monday night.

The Conversation

Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: how keeping old things away from the landfill can 'spark joy' in its own way

Driving home recently, I encountered a familiar sight: four dining chairs on the kerb waiting for some sucker to rescue them. Loading them into the car (sucker!) I wondered: how long were these chairs in shed limbo-land before finally getting kicked to the kerb?

Wales Online

A day with a bin crew trialling Cardiff's controversial new recycling system

City waste officials say they're trying to reduce the amount of contamination, like unwashed out food jars, that contaminates entire bags of recycling

Wales Online

Rise in fly-tipping in Carmarthenshire feared when recycling changes come in

Black bin bags will only be picked up once every three weeks from the end of January

Glasgow Live

All the Glasgow Christmas and New Year bin collection dates you need to know

Recycling bins are going to be important during the festive season so it's handy to know when they're going to get emptied. Glasgow City Council has changed collection dates over Christmas and the New Year.

Wales Online

I tried going zero-waste for a week and this is what I learnt

The growing zero-waste movement empowers individuals to take a stand against the world's pervasive rubbish problem

AAP

Charges laid over failed recycling program

Victoria's Environment Protection Authority has laid charges after the nation's largest soft plastic recycling scheme was shut down.

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