Recycling

Newcastle borough blue recycling bins and bag

Changes to bin collection days in area of Staffordshire - here's why

Councillor Andrews Mynors with some of the unusual items brought into recycling centres

The 10 oddest items brought in to council's recycling depot

A fridge in the back of a car

More Black Country tips stop accepting fridges and freezers

Cannock Chase Council's food waste collection wagon.

Cannock Chase children invited to name new food waste wagons

The arrival of 100 tonnes of unrecyclable waste marks an important milestone towards full operations

First waste arrives at major West Midlands energy from waste facility

Cllr Damian Corfield was a big fan of pop-up tips but now they seem destined for the bin in budget cuts. Picture Dudley MBC handout free for LDRS use

Black Country pop-up tip dates announced - see the full list

Uncollected recycling bins in Dudley

Plus What do you think about Dudley's new recycling service? Rubbish!

Birmingham City Council household waste and recycling bins.

Return of garden and bulky waste collections 'on council's radar'

Birmingham councillor Harris Khaliq, cabinet member for city operations and digital.

Return of Birmingham recycling bin collections confirmed - here's when

Zoe Cookson, chair of environment committee

How West Midlands council is trying to increase its recycling rates

The tip in Anchor Lane, Bilston

Plus Hopes of Dudley residents using tip dashed after talks collapse

Shaw Road Household Waste and Recycling Centre will open and close earlier

Heatwave causes waste sites open times to be brought forward

Strict rules were in place for the opening of Staffordshire County Council's household waste recycling centres on Thursday, including at their Cannock site

Temporary closures at recycling centres 'due to extreme heat'

Birmingham Tory leader Robert Alden.

New council leaders urged to ‘save’ weekly bin collections

Wolverhampton Council have announced plans to provide weekly food waste collections later this year

Wolverhampton council announce new food waste collection service

Councillor Simon Phipps at a meeting of Dudley Council where he apologised for a winter maintenance review which resulted in 500 grit bins being removed. Photo: Martyn Smith/LDRS

Dudley councillors clash over bin collection delays

Blue recycling bins waiting to be emptied in Lyndale Road, Sedgley, a day late

Dudley's recycling collection late again as teething troubles continue
Delays to collecting recycling continues, as new scheme enters fourth week
Mark Andrews

Wayne Pearson is unhappy with the new bin collections at his flat in Four Winds Road, Dudley

MP raises concerns over Dudley recycling bin collections in parliament

Dudley Council House

Dudley Council reacts to waste collection complaints from residents

Councillor Damian Corfield with Dudley Council's new recycling bin and caddies for food waste

Delays to recycling collections

Stafford Borough food caddies for waste

Food waste collections get underway in Stafford for 60,000 households

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Residents can recycle more as council expands list of green bin items

Birmingham City Council leader issues update on recycling collections

Plus Major recycling and waste changes across region - here's what and when

Birmingham councillor ’embarrassed by city being trashed’ as bin strikes continu...

Mark Andrews: Citizenship lessons in 7 easy bullet points

Aldi invites children in the West Midlands to get creative for Recycle Week

Sandwell residents to receive new blue recycling bags from today ahead of bin co...
Sandwell residents will soon be receiving new blue recycling bags as part of changes to bin collections across the borough.
Kirsty-Louise Card

Last Falklands era warship given ‘respectful farewell’ as it heads to scrapyard

Lichfield District and Tamworth join county council campaign to boost recycling

Small school, big eco dreams: How a Stafford primary school became an Eco School

Plus Your Letters: November 5

Group learn ways to minimise waste and maximise recycling

Sandwell bin strikes: Firefighters' warning after fed-up residents begin burning...

Food review: A bit too much on the side...?

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Guitarist gets a ribbing, identity politics in the par...

Sponsors gather to launch Lichfield Proms

Marston’s achieves ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ goal

More than 60 UK independent festivals commit to ban single-use plastic by 2021

Recycling is key to Spartan's affordable technology operation

Waste sites to shut as Wolverhampton council cuts bite

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Compost centre is hit by fire

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Councils warned about incinerators

Green-fingered pupils get composting

Reminder on waste pick-up

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