Christmas 2022 bin collection dates: When will rubbish and recycling be collected in Carmarthen? See what changes will be made to bin day in Carmarthen this festive period Wales Online · Dec 16, 2022
Bin workers announce more strikes in Wirral after Christmas Biffa staff strikes are set to continue later this month Liverpool Echo · Dec 16, 2022
Green Spaces in Saudi Arabia Increase by 9% In line with the Green Saudi Arabia and Green Middle East initiatives launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, official statistics revealed on Thursday that the areas of green spaces, parks and gardens in the municipal sector have expanded by 9% during 2021 compared to the same… Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 16, 2022
Charcon wins contract to support Derby city centre transformation The council is using Charcon kerbing to form kerb lines, cycle tracks and new disabled parking bays Birmingham Post · Dec 16, 2022
Waste grows as recycling stagnates: report A new report says the mountain of waste Australia produces is continuing to grow but the proportion of what's recycled isn't, compounding the landfill problem. AAP · Dec 16, 2022
St Helens Christmas bin collection dates as common items banned from recycling There are some items you won't be able to put in your recycling bins this year Liverpool Echo · Dec 15, 2022
Despite government delays, food waste recycling bins are coming to your kitchen sooner than you think Only 24% of local councils in Australia separately collect household food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste. Another 16% provide garden waste collection only. This limited progress has prompted the federal government to push back the target date, from 2023 to 2030, for all councils to collect food and garden… The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022
'Plastic roads' are paved with good intention Transportation officials in multiple states are testing whether roads made from grocery bags, juice cartons, printer ink cartridges or other discarded plastic can make pavement last longer, save money and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022
Sansiri to host sustainability fest at T77 Sansiri is holding the biggest lifestyle festival for sustainability to offer inspiration to anyone interested in changing and making the world better, at Sansiri Backyard, a 15 rai green area at T77 Community, On Nut Road, from tomorrow to Sunday, daily from 4-7pm. Bangkok Post · Dec 14, 2022
Jingle bins: Greater Manchester bin collection changes this Christmas and New Year The festive period is affecting bin collections in a number of boroughs this year Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022
Reduced bin collections plan fury amid £30m East Renfrewshire Council cuts bid Barrhead's community council will object to proposals they describe as a "total nightmare". Daily Record · Dec 14, 2022
Europe could ban miniature hotel toiletries as part of new plastic waste rules Measures focus on unnecessary packaging, with carbon neutrality by 2050 the primary aim The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022
Scottish tyre recycling business secures £370,000 funding deal Motherwell-based business plans to invest in new machinery and increase its workforce by 30% Insider UK · Dec 14, 2022
Wine industry sour on return and earn Almost all Australians are in favour of container recycling programs being expanded to include wine and spirit bottles, according to a new poll. AAP · Dec 14, 2022
AAP · Dec 14, 2022 Recycled roads re-route old supply chains Reclaimed and crushed asphalt, glass, concrete and tyres could replace conventional raw materials in road construction and drive Australia's circular economy.
ABC News · Dec 13, 2022 Kerbside soft plastics collection trial could help fill REDcycle void Following the collapse of REDcycle, a small Victorian town is forging ahead with a trial program that removes the need to go in-store to recycle old plastic bags.
Bangkok Post · Dec 13, 2022 Recycling a risk in itself Rayong provincial court yesterday ordered Win Process Co -- a hazardous waste recycling company -- to clean up toxic waste contamination and pay 20.82-million-baht compensation to villagers who had been forced to suffer the effects of the contamination for a decade.
ABC News · Dec 13, 2022 More Australians are paying to recycle items that can't go in yellow kerbside bins rather than throw them away While the collapse of soft plastic recycling company REDcycle is a blow to the industry, demand grows for commercial services that charge to collect and recycle unwanted goods not allowed in yellow kerbside bins.
Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022 EU hotels to be banned from offering guests miniature shampoos and shower gels Miniature bottles of shampoo, body lotions and shower gels are being banned as part of the European Green Deal's Circular Economy Action Plan, which is designed to make sustainable products the norm
Birmingham Post · Dec 13, 2022 Hanson UK acquires £220m-turnover Central England recycling company Mick George Group Mick George has four recycling facilities, eight waste transfer stations, 11 quarries and 10 ready-mixed concrete plants
Belfast Live · Dec 13, 2022 Derry City and Strabane Council deny popular football pitches will be turned into dump "People have had their concerns raised needlessly."
Bristol Post · Dec 12, 2022 Fresh calls for bin collections every three weeks in North Somerset Plans to trial the idea in North Somerset were originally put on hold in February
Liverpool Echo · Dec 12, 2022 Bin collection changes in Knowsley confirmed for Christmas There will be two changes to collections in the borough
Daily Mirror · Dec 12, 2022 Sainsbury's announces new plastic packaging ban across every UK store The supermarket is aiming to save 71 million pieces of plastic every year, which equates to 220 tonnes worth, in yet another move to become more environmentally friendly
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 10, 2022 Lawson to start collecting secondhand clothing Lawson Inc. will begin an initiative to collect clothes people no longer need at convenience stores and reuse them via recycling or as secondhand clothing.