Changes to household collections are part of wider moves to increase the recycling rates, which have stalled in recent years.

Most black plastic containers are non-recyclable. Takeout containers are becoming more eco-friendly, but there are still some that you can't recycle. Mastering recycling in 2025 means understanding ...

Existing household burgundy bins will be collected and recycled as part of North Lincolnshire Council's "simpler" recycling ...

Recycle Now and Clear on Plastics have launched a citizen campaign encouraging the recycling of plastic bags and wrappings at front-of-store locations. Aldi will accept material including soft plastic ...

While some takeout containers and boxes are recyclable, some aren't and adding the latter to your blue bin makes an already ...

When you buy a new iPhone, Apple takes it back when you're done with it. When you finish a bottle of Coke in Germany, the manufacturer pays for its recycling. So why does your 4,000-pound SUV – ...

The new 240-litre burgundy bins are part of efforts to introduce "a one-bin-for-all-recycling" system. Currently, residents ...

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