This weeks, Wheelie Bin News Roundup features stories including a fundraiser in Sunderland which is up for Fundraiser of the Year, vandals in Renfrewshire are engaging in a risky new practice, the inhalation of toxic fumes from burning wheelie bins, and finally a team of workers who brought into check through people's bins are being cut.
Read MoreWheelie Bin News Roundup 21st January
Monday, 11 February 2019 09:09:50 Europe/London
Residents Leave Bins Out Because 'They Don't Like Pulling Them Long Distances'
Friday, 1 February 2019 14:16:47 Europe/London
When you put your bin out, as soon as they are emptied do you bring them back in? If so do you get frustrated by your neighbours for leaving theirs out? A coucillor has claimed that residents on council estates leave their bins out because they do not like pulling them along.
Read MoreStoke-on-Trent Council Seize 200 Bins Left Out in The Street
Saturday, 8 December 2018 10:25:01 Europe/London
Over 200 wheelie bins have been confiscated in Stoke after they were left out in the street too long. The council targeted 38 streets as part of their crackdown and the residents who lost their wheelie bins have to now call the council to retrieve them back.
Read MoreWellington Council Gives Out Wheelie Bin Clips to Stop Recycling Blowing Away
Thursday, 6 December 2018 10:08:10 Europe/London
Wellington Council in New Zealand is giving over 40,000 residents free bin clips to help keep their recycling bins secure, this is due to complaints that their recycling bins getting blown over when it is windy which leaves the rubbish all over the street.
Read MoreWheelie Bin News Roundup 12th November
Thursday, 22 November 2018 10:39:13 Europe/London
This weeks Wheelie Bin News Roundup features stories including of a Dublin man who was caught with 200 Euros worth of drugs in which he stored inside a wheelie bin, a new system in Tendering lets residents check to see if they qualify for a wheelie bin under the new councils scheme, and finally 30 wheelie bins were destroyed by fire in a recycling plant in Beddington.
Read MoreDo You Wheelie Know the Building Regulations
Thursday, 8 November 2018 16:23:15 Europe/London
With recycling increasing and residents having more and more wheelie bins and recycle boxes, this can be a problem for people who simply do not have the storage space. But do you know the building regulations when it comes to storing these items?
Read MoreDon't Put Your Identity in the Bin
Wednesday, 24 October 2018 10:32:38 Europe/London
We are always advised about protecting our personal data online but why do we still put confidential waste in our wheelie bins at home, information from bank statements can be used by criminals to steal someones identity and apply for credit applications in their name.
Read MoreWheelie Bin News Roundup 15th October
Tuesday, 23 October 2018 10:32:22 Europe/London
This weeks Wheelie Bin Roundup features stories including 2 prisoners who managed to escape a Kentucky prison by hiding inside wheelie bins, Louth County Council found a huge number of homes are still without an organised waste collection service, and finally, drivers on the A47 were forced to swerve after wheelie bins were falling out of a lorry.
Read MoreThe Wheelie Bin Plastic That Keeps on Giving
Friday, 12 October 2018 09:18:30 Europe/London
Polyethylene is one of the most popular plastics around, there are many things which contain polyethylene in some shape or form. It is well known as a thermoplastic which means that when it is heated it turns into a liquid rather than burning, when it is in liquid form it can be molded, injected or cast to make many of the products.
Read MoreWheelie Bin News Roundup 24th September
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 16:05:40 Europe/London
This weeks Wheelie Bin Roundup includes stories about Cheshire East Council announcing plans to introduce charges for replacement wheelie bins, residents in areas of Liverpool are dumping dirty nappies in back alleyways despite warnings from the council, and finally a driver involved in a high speed chase was found hiding from the police in a wheelie bin.
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