After tackling another waste lorry fire, a fire service is asking residents to dispose of their batteries correctly in 2026.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to dispose of batteries correctly, following yet another fire in ...

Householders have been warned not to put batteries in their wheelie bins after one "exploded" in a refuse lorry. Firefighters from Grantham and Sleaford were called at 12:29 GMT to near Hill Top ...

A mobile refuse collection service descended into chaos as Birmingham residents attempted to dispose of their ever-growing waste amid an all-out bin strike. The collection lorry was crowded by so many ...

Dorset Roads Policing confirmed the road beneath Seldown Bridge in Poole is closed while teams clear up the debris. | ITV ...

A pile of rubbish filmed on fire outside a college in Cambridge was started 'accidentally', according to the fire service. The fire broke out on Friday morning (April 26) outside Cambridge Regional ...

Meet the creative six-year-olds from The Angel who are savvy when it comes to food waste. Three Year-1 pupils at Gower primary school came up with a name for Islington Council’s new waste collection ...

A rough sleeper died after being crushed in a bin lorry whilst sleeping inside an industrial waste container in Northampton town centre. Sajmir Beca, 30, sustained catastrophic injuries when the ...

A waste management company has said it is "deeply saddened" after a homeless man found sleeping in one of its bins died after an incident involving a refuse lorry. Northamptonshire Police said it was ...

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A BINMAN in his twenties has died after a crash involving his own team’s lorry, cops have said. Emergency services raced to the scene in Torquay, Devon, shortly before 1pm on Tuesday. You'll now ...