A man died from severe neck and head injuries after the recycling bin he climbed into was tipped into a waste lorry, an inquest has heard. Vitalij Maceljuch, 36, was found dead at a recycling depot in ...

Leading waste firm Biffa reveals it has found 840,000 discarded vapes in the space of just four months - as well as the ...

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 ...

Two bin lorry fires were found to have been caused by disposable vapes, a council has said. Herefordshire Council said the vapes had been put inside household recycling bins. It urged residents to ...

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 ...

A fire crew emptied the waste into a layby to prevent the fire from spreading in the lorry Householders have been warned not to put batteries in their wheelie bins after one "exploded" in a refuse ...

Residents are being urged to properly dispose of vapes after two fires in bin lorries belonging to Malvern District Council. Hereford and Worcester Fire Service attended the most recent blaze, which ...

Recycling bin lorries have been taken in for inspection after shards of glass were left lying on several Nottingham streets.

Another warning has been issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) about the dangers of throwing out batteries in bins, specifically lithium-ion ones, after a bin lorry fire in south London. Refuse ...

Using black bin liners or standard plastic sacks can turn a perfectly good bin load into contaminated waste, and if caught, ...