Truck mounted bin lifting equipment has played a critical role in South Africa’s domestic waste collection system since the introduction of the 240-litre wheelie bin in the early 1990s.

Electronic spy 'bugs' have been secretly planted in hundreds of thousands of household wheelie ... in the bin. If a council were to ring and say "How about next Tuesday", we have the equipment ...

Similarly, non-recyclables can cause mechanical problems at recycling facilities like clogs or damage to sorting equipment ... discouraged from handling overly heavy wheelie bins as it can ...

A refuse worker in the Scottish Borders has been injured after being caught and dropped by a bin lorry's lifting mechanism ... cord attached to a household wheelie bin on a rural route.

Operators of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have been urged to review their use of semi-automatic and automatic bin lifting equipment against published guidance. The call comes in a position ...

He explained stuck rubbish could lead to lifting equipment going up and down automatically, even if there was not a bin attached. A union convener said refuse workers were unlikely to report ...