Return and Earn and similar schemes where you earn money by turning in recyclable bottles and cans has long been an effective ...

I know you can buy wheelie bin locks but I can imagine people breaking those to get inside,” one commenter suggested. “I actually separate my refundable and put them into a box or bag for ...

Bin collectors in Birmingham have voted overwhelmingly to reject a “totally inadequate” deal aimed at ending a long-running ...

More than 8,000 wheelie bins have been replaced in Dumfries and Galloway in the past two years. Waste management experts Skips and Bins have revealed more than 100,000 bins had to be replaced ...

A desperate Birmingham driver has been snapped turning up to a mobile collection centre with wheelie bins stacked inside their car. The Audi A4 driver was spotted queuing along Collingbourne ...

Ayrshire's councils forked out to replace more than 15,000 wheelie bins last year. Figures released under Freedom of Information laws highlighted that the county's three councils replaced 15,687 ...

Residents in Malton and the surrounding area are set to benefit from an improved recycling service as wheelie bins will be delivered. North Yorkshire councillors approved plans earlier this year ...

Councillors grappling with the Birmingham bin strike found themselves facing questions from their worst nemesis as they met to discuss the crisis - a giant rat. A man in full rodent costume ...

Last week, desperate residents swarmed a bin lorry in an effort to dispose of their waste which has built up over more than a month. Chaotic scenes saw locals dragging full wheelie beings ...