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Hoarder's house took eight people three days to clear 10 tonnes of rubbish

The house was stacked with bottles full of urine

Wales Online

Newborn baby boy is found dead at recycling centre as police launch urgent search for mum

Cambridgeshire Constabulary were called to the scene after an unnamed person found the body of at the recycling centre in Waterbeach, just north of Cambridge on Tuesday

Daily Mirror

Falkirk set to charge for garden waste and could scrap glass collection

Changes to legislation and a need to save cash have driven a radical shake-up of services that councillors are being asked to approve

Daily Record

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Ho Chi Minh City’s plastic ‘habit’ leaves piles of waste

Small scale recycling is under way but most rubbish still ends up in landfills and waste-to-energy plans have stalled.

Al Jazeera

Renewed call to return waste money to councils

The elected council voted at this month's council meeting to call on the NSW government and opposition to return the full levy local councils pay to fund waste diversion initiatives.

Newcastle Herald

Waste pickers risk their lives to stop plastic pollution – now they could help shape global recycling policies

Globally, waste pickers are responsible for collecting and recovering – from homes, businesses and landfills – up to 60% of all plastics which are then recycled. These workers do more than any other people to prevent plastic contaminating the environment, yet their work is rarely valued and they struggle to…

The Conversation

How you can get money back on plastic bottles with new scheme

People will be able to exchange their plastic waste for coins from 2024 onwards

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Gosforth-based Be Caring to give winter supplies including a blanket to carers and clients

A £250 tax free bonus will be given to carers and clients will all be given a blanket to keep them warm this winter

Chronicle Live

'Cash for cans' - Irish people could earn extra money for recycling cans and bottles under new scheme

Details of the scheme have moved a step closer

Irish Mirror

We Love To See It: Mars Bars, Snickers Milky Way Choccies Will No Longer Be Wrapped In Plastic

Don't worry, the dick vein is here to stay.

Pedestrian.tv

Mars Wrigley chocolate bars to be packed in recyclable, reusable or compostable material by 2025

In a bid to avoid excess plastic waste, Australian confectionery brand Mars Wrigley is switching to paper packaging, with the transition starting next year.

ABC News

Sony to use paper, bamboo materials in packaging

Sony Corp. will focus on using eco-friendly materials for product packaging instead of plastics from April 2023.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Bin collection dates in Sefton during Christmas and New Year

Sefton Council has confirmed what changes will be in place during the festive period

Liverpool Echo

Country diary: Litter, litter, everywhere

Kendal, Cumbria: Here in the river we do our best to remove the waste that is at least visible to the naked eye

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Daily Record

Rubbish at Perth roadside is not the council's responsibility

Dunkeld Road in Perth has a new landmark - a mountain of rubbish that no one wishes to touch

Glasgow Live

Glasgow bins could be taken away by council if recycling contaminated

The proposal is included in new policies which would also see an extra bin for an expanded range of plastic pots, tubs, trays with film and bottles.

Liverpool Echo

Mum's lost baby items turn up in recycling centre 13 years later

Catherine Tetley was convinced she would never see the items again

The New Daily

Woolworths, Coles and Aldi join to tackle soft plastics crisis, amid calls to ‘start afresh’

Major supermarkets are banding together after the REDcycle debacle, but a focus on recycling could be neglecting the bigger plastic issue.

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Residents left frustrated as bins pile up in their narrow street in Neath

Residents of Mary Street in Neath say they once went four weeks without a collection

AAP

Supermarkets scramble for plastic solution

Coles, Woolworths and ALDI will team up to address a major hole in Australia's recycling landscape following the collapse of the REDcycle program.

Liverpool Echo

Driver faces losing van after being caught flytipping

Liverpool Council is launching an enforcement team to crack down on environmental offences

Daily Record

Illicit goods seized by Falkirk trading standards team get a new lease of life

Fake goods will be transformed into everything from air freshener to children's playparks

Daily Mirror

You shouldn't put 'compostable' plastic bags in your compost heap, government admits

Plastic packaging labelled 'compostable' has been branded a con by green campaigners, after it emerged that it doesn't actually do what it says on the label. And there are fears that toxic chemicals from the packaging could seep into the environment

Wales Online

Black bin bags in RCT would be collected every three weeks under new proposals

The council said the changes are being considered so they can reach their recycling targets and avoid fines for not doing so

Chronicle Live

TUI holidaymakers slam 'worst' five-star Cape Verde trip after being struck down with sickness bug

Consett couple claim their 'luxury' holiday was 'ruined' by gastric illness, complaining of a 'filthy pool' and flies that appeared to be everywhere

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