Peterborough's recycling centre has shut due to a bin lorry fire, the city council has said. Crews from Cambridgeshire Fire ...

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 council is still sometimes having to mix separated recycling together in the back of a bin lorry. Rahim Mustafa, from Fairwater in Cardiff, noticed rubbish that had been separated into different ...

Shane Atkins, from waste management firm SUEZ, said: "Putting batteries in household bins can cause fires in collection ...

The site would be able to process 100,000 tonnes of recycling every year for residents in north and west Surrey ...

The Peterborough Household Recycling Centre has been forced to close after a lorry fire. On Monday (November 17), ...

Wyre Forest District Council has issued an important safety reminder after a fire broke out in one of its refuse lorries.