The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

Plumes of smoke cover Glasgow's east end from huge recycling centre inferno near Celtic Park

Plumes of smoke surround Nuneaton Street following a blaze at a recycling centre near Celtic Park and the Emirates Arena which prompted a huge emergency service response.

Glasgow Live · Feb 8, 2023

Proposed Bristol waste charge hikes a 'charter for fly-tippers', councillors warn

The increases are needed to cover soaring costs but may be reconsidered

Bristol Post · Feb 8, 2023

Perth's 'best household recycler' Gerry Lavell hasn't taken his garbage out for years

From saving bags of hair from the vacuum cleaner to burn in his fire, to soaking corn chip bags to remove the non-recyclable lining, no feat of waste reduction is too great or small.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Garden waste collection fees price hike plans scrapped by South Gloucestershire Council

But council tax is going up by 4.99 per cent

Bristol Post · Feb 7, 2023

'I get brand new IKEA furniture thanks to a savvy hack - anyone can do it'

A money-savvy content creator on video sharing platform TikTok has shared a great hack which will let you recycle your old IKEA furniture and get new items for free

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

Ayrshire village's community skip under threat after asbestos dumped

The community council is facing a fine if there is a repetition of the waste being illegally dumped in the skip.

Daily Record · Feb 6, 2023

East Renfrewshire garden waste price hike an 'unfair burden'

Cabinet members approved lifting the cost of a permit by £20 but Conservative councillors have called for the decision to be reconsidered.

Glasgow Live · Feb 6, 2023

Women do more housework because men physically can't see mess, study claims

The study suggests men and women are trained by society to see different possibilities for action when they look at mess in their home

Dublin Live · Feb 6, 2023

Tokyo's railway operators removing trash cans / Fed up with home garbage brought to stations

Trash cans have been disappearing from train stations as railway operators have grown weary of passengers' bad manners, such as disposing of household garbage at stations.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Feb 6, 2023

Women do more housework as men physically unable to see mess, science reveals

It comes down to a concept in psychology called “affordance theory”

Wales Online · Feb 6, 2023