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Bulky Waste Collections in North West England are a 'Postcode Lottery'

January 31, 2019 Dean Botham

Residents in the North West of England face a postcode lottery when it comes to getting rid of their bulky waste, residents have to pay £39.30 to have a large appliance collected by the council which is 3 times as expensive as other parts.

Stoke-on-Trent Council Seize 200 Bins Left Out in The Street

December 8, 2018 Dean Botham

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.

Kitchen Bins, Size Matters

November 23, 2018 Dean Botham

Bins in the kitchen are essential in the household, but if spaxe is limited it might be hard to determine which size bin you should look at. For examp[le if you have a 240 litre wheelie bin at home for collection each week, you are producing just over 30 litres of waste per day so you would need a bin that could hold around 40-50 litres of waste.

Wheelie Bin News Roundup 12th November

November 22, 2018 Dean Botham

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.

Do You Wheelie Know the Building Regulations

November 8, 2018 Dean Botham

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?

Bristol Waste's Food Campaign is a Resounding Success

October 28, 2018 Dean Botham

Bristol Waste Company have released their figures in relation to their 'Slim My Waste - Feed My Face' campaign, it has shown that there has been a positive effect on food recycling rates across the city and that iver 290 tonnes of extra food waste has been collected in the 10 weeks the campaign has been running.

Birmingham Housing Development Considered for Underground Bins

October 27, 2018 Dean Botham

A new housing development in Birmingham may be getting new underground bins. The new residents would have bins for general waste, compostable waste, recycling, paper and batteries in their homes and when they were due for emptying they would just dispose in the appropriate waste chute on the pavement.

Wheelie Bin News Roundup 15th October

October 23, 2018 Dean Botham

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.

The Wheelie Bin Plastic That Keeps on Giving

October 12, 2018 Dean Botham

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 products.

Portsmouth Residents Slam Council for Rigid Recycling Rules

October 10, 2018 Dean Botham

Residents in Portsmouth have critcised a new wheelie bin scheme, the residents have said it hasn't done anything to increase recycling rates across the area, it was initinially introduced after a trial which the council said looked promising.