Central Bedfordshire Council is reminding people that there are several free alternatives to compostable food waste liners.

About 70 shops in Hong Kong have allegedly sold banned oxo-degradable plastic products, including waste bags for pets, according to an environmental charity. The Green Earth said its investigation ...

Sea to Summit’s Trash Dry Sack is especially useful for hiking: Its exterior daisy chain makes it easy to clip onto the ...

If you are a family of six or more or a person with a medical condition that necessitates extra waste, Belfast City Council have a policy where you can ask for an extra bin. This policy is ...

There will also be warnings for residents who leave out bins with the insides lined with large bin liners. The sanction in both cases will be unemptied bins. A six-week bedding in phase running from ...

Waste can also go directly into bins without liners. Reducing plastic ... For lining a small bin or bucket, there are biodegradable bags, but they still take a while to break down.

As part of the new policy, black bins which are fitted with large liners would also be refused. Council noted a “year-on-year” increase in the use of bin liners and it has been reported that ...

In Small Heath in Birmingham, the sun is setting on another mound of rubbish. There are dozens of bin liners on the street corner, with puncture holes and rips, causing rotting food to spill onto ...