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We can't keep putting apartment residents' waste in the too hard basket

The harsh realities of managing the waste we produce are in the news: councils shunning new glass bins, more plastic being produced per person in the world and Sydney bins overflowing. And the growth in apartment living in Australia threatens to add to these problems. Apartments worldwide have lower recycling…

The Conversation

Lisburn and Castlereagh bins to get smaller, Council says

“I am deeply disappointed that all the other parties are forcing through a policy that I believe will have a major impact on many of our families living in our city that we are here to support."

Belfast Live

Fridges banned at Scots recycling centres after man died in fatal explosion

Emergency services rushed to the Friarton Road site following a huge blast and raging blaze around 12.45am on Tuesday.

Daily Record

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New Midlothian recycling centre gets go ahead despite concerns over dust and wildlife

Councillors received 215 representations from local residents about the planned move by Hamilton Waste and Recycling but were told the site had already been home to other waste firms for more than 20 years

Edinburgh Live

Lorna Slater accused of 'desperate spinning' as small firms fail to register for deposit return scheme

Fewer than 700 drinks producers registered for the Scottish Government's flagship recycling scheme by the March 1 deadline despite officials expecting 4,500 sign-ups.

Daily Record

Booking fee planned for bulky waste collections in Cardiff aimed at cutting no-shows

Other Cardiff Council budget proposals include closing recycling centres for one day of the week

Wales Online

M&S is making major change to Scottish stores as bags to be scrapped

The retail giant is launching the reduced packaging initiative in Scotland following a successful customer trial.

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Warning issued as van driver caught dumping trailer full of waste

The council wants help to identify the culprit

Liverpool Echo

A Bali isle was plagued by trash. Residents made cleaning up pay

Community-run recycling centre is being credited with transforming Nusa Lembongan’s once-polluted beaches and waterways.

Al Jazeera

DOE grants $375M loan for lithium battery recycling plant

The U.S. Department of Energy will provide $375 million in loans to a battery recycling company to build its first, and one of the first, lithium ion battery recycling plants in North America

The Independent UK

Lisburn & Castlereagh Council reported to Audit Office over recycling plans

"This decision not only defies the most basic common sense, but is also bad for the environment, bad for the economy and an affront to local ratepayers in Lisburn and Castlereagh"

Belfast Live

Nicola Sturgeon urges firms to sign up for Deposit Return Scheme amid calls for delay

THE First Minister has urged businesses to sign up to Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) as the minister in charge stresses that it is “on…

The National (Scotland)

Rules on going to the tip in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset

From what you can bring, to the car you can drive

Bristol Post

Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a plant in the city of Monterrey, an industrial hub in northern Mexico

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Mobilizes Local, Int'l Investors to Convert Waste into Economic Value

Saudi Arabia hosted an “Investment Forum in the Waste Management Sector” with the participation of over 300 local international investors from 25 countries aiming to transform waste from an environmental burden into an economic value. Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the…

Insider UK

Pioneering plastic recycling site opens in Fife

The facility is the first of its kind to process a mix of plastics, including film, into reusable materials

Bangkok Post

Plastic ban must stick

The cabinet's decision last week to announce a ban on the import of plastic waste into the country, effective as of Jan 1, 2025, is good news. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether the ban on this type of plastic waste will be implemented.

Bristol Post

Bristol tips to close two days a week and street-cleaning rounds halved as waste firm faces cash crisis

Bristol City Council has told its recycling company to "live within its means"

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East Renfrewshire garden waste collection charge set to rise to £50 as 'compromise'

Conservative councillors opposed plans to lift the fee from £40 to £60 and now the council's cabinet has suggested a 'fair compromise' of £50.

Liverpool Echo

Controversial Liverpool green bin charge returns for second year

More than 42,000 households signed up for the hotly debated £40 charge last year

Daily Record

SEPA probing illegal dumping of waste in Johnstone

Inspections in the area have been carried out as they try to identify who's responsible.

Daily Record

Kate Forbes warns Scottish Government recycling scheme would cause 'economic carnage'

The finance secretary today pledged to "halt" the controversial deposit return scheme due to begin in August.

Daily Record

The review into the services will cost £20,000.

Daily Record

Castle Douglas brewery boss wants deposit return scheme delayed

Allen Henderson of Sulwath Brewers believes the scheme in its current form is not fit for purpose

Daily Record

Fed up Lanarkshire locals demand ban on disposable vapes after increasing amounts found littered

Hamilton and Blantyre Litter Pickers say more and more vapes are being found during clean-ups.

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