The Latest Breaking News on Recycling

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 · Dec 28, 2022

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 · Dec 28, 2022

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 · Dec 27, 2022

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

Wales Online · Dec 27, 2022

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

Materials Recovery Facility extensively damaged by fire.

The Canberra Times · Dec 27, 2022

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.

AAP · Dec 26, 2022

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.

ABC News · Dec 26, 2022

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?

The Conversation · Dec 26, 2022

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 · Dec 24, 2022

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

Wales Online · Dec 24, 2022