Firefighters have warned residents to dispose of batteries in the proper way after a bin lorry fire in Worksop.

A council is still sometimes having to mix separated recycling together in the back of a bin lorry. Rahim Mustafa, from Fairwater in Cardiff, noticed rubbish that had been separated into different ...

Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

Shropshire Council and waste firm Veolia have launched a safety campaign, after a fire involving a battery at a recycling centre in Shrewsbury and an explosion in a bin lorry after a fire extinguisher ...

A rubbish collection in Birmingham descended into chaos as rubbish-laden residents swarmed a bin lorry amid ongoing strikes by refuse collectors, which have reportedly led to rats becoming the size of ...

ST HELENS Council has issued important advice to customers ahead of bin collections resuming on Monday. The recycling and waste collections are starting up again after the Christmas break and there ...

The incidents have sparked the launch of a safety campaign by Veolia and Shropshire Council which aims to educate people on the dangers of certain waste items and how they put the people who handle ...

This is the dramatic moment a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry after being disposed of incorrectly.