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CASTLE Point Council is considering bringing in wheelie bins in a shake-up of waste collections in the borough - mimicking moves made in both Southend and Basildon.
WHEELIE bins could be rolled out for rubbish collection in Canvey, Hadleigh, Thundersley and Benfleet in a move saving £523,000 which would limit the amount of waste produced in every household.
This is the moment out-of-control wheelie bins attacked locals as they were blown across a street during an approaching storm ...
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. The ...
The weekly battle for the contents of wheelie bins has escalated in recent years, with clever cockies and householders locked in an "arms race" over rubbish raids.
A refuse worker in the Scottish Borders has been injured after being caught and dropped by a bin lorry's lifting mechanism.
Wheelie bins could be scrapped by local authorities across the UK and replaced with 'superbins' after a successful trial in Liverpool, according to reports.
Tewkesbury's Civic Society has said the bins are spoiling a conservation area, and suggested homes should only be allowed wheelie bins if they can store them off-road.
Almost 6,000 households in York will soon be able to put their rubbish out in wheelie bins for the first time. City of York Council said it had begun writing to the 2,835 homes in the Micklegate ...
According to the Environmental Protection Act 1990, specifically section 46A, if your wheelie bin's placement is causing or likely to cause a nuisance, you could be fined up to £80.
Residents across the UK are being urged to take preventative action against a potential maggot infestation in their wheelie bins by pouring in boiling water. As the country experiences a prolonged ...