Council’s fleet relocation could deliver countless new jobs and homes
13/06/2025 City of Wolverhampton Council has proposed the development of a ‘new purpose-built depot’ to improve its fleet services. |
Braintree DC lowers emissions with new electric fleet vehicles
13/06/2025 Braintree District Council has secured 14 new electric fleet vehicles to advance its climate change strategy. |
North of Scotland uses bin lorries to improve mobile connectivity
12/06/2025 Councils in Scotland are launching a mobile phone mapping scheme to improve ‘digital exclusion’ in remote areas. |
Calderdale Council welcomes renewable fuel sources
12/06/2025 Calderdale Council has confirmed plans to begin powering its fleet with renewable fuel sources instead of diesel. |
Barnsley submits fleet replacement proposals
06/06/2025 Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is in talks about procuring 28 new fleet vehicles. |
Warwick DC announces solar-powered fleet decarbonisation project
06/06/2025 Warwick District Council’s solar mat scheme could cut carbon emissions by 1.3 tonnes each year, council says. |
Council warns against bin restraints after accident
04/06/2025 A bin lorry accident in the Scottish Borders last week resulted in the hospitalisation of a refuse worker. |
Veolia and Camden extend recycling and waste contract
02/06/2025 Veolia has secured an eight year extension to its recycling and waste contract with Camden Council starting from April 2025. |
Liverpool’s new fleet could boost local recycling rates
30/05/2025 Liverpool City Council are set to secure a new fleet of lorries to assist with weekly food-waste collection services. |
Government makes EV chargepoints more accessible to drivers
30/05/2025 Drivers could save thousands each year following new electric vehicle (EV) chargepoint regulations. |
Cheshire East heads towards fully electric fleet
30/05/2025 Cheshire East Council has acquired new electric fleet vehicles to accelerate its decarbonisation programme. |
Ipswich launches electric refuse vehicle trial
30/05/2025 Ipswich Borough Council has announced a six-month trial involving three electric refuse vehicles provided by Electra. |
Police investigate fatal bin lorry accident in Torquay
29/05/2025 A bin lorry accident in Torquay has resulted in the death of an employee of the council’s waste management partners, SWISCo. |
Dorset council cuts costs through solar panel scheme
27/05/2025 Dorset council has benefitted from energy cost savings of roughly £54,000 per annum since installing solar panels at three of their highway depots. |
Welsh fleet drivers benefit from speed monitoring system
22/05/2025 Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (MTCBC) has started using Fleetclear technology to improve driver safety in reduced speed zones. |
Torridge swaps diesel vans for electric fleet vehicles
21/05/2025 Three electric vans have been added to Torridge District Council’s fleet as substitutes for the diesel-fuelled vehicles previously used to deliver council services. |
Power tool battery sparks bin lorry fire
20/05/2025 Cornwall Council has issued a warning to residents about safe methods of battery disposal after a recent bin lorry fire. |
Edinburgh Council prepares fleet for Low Emission Zone
20/05/2025 The City of Edinburgh Council has replaced the 41 non-compliant vehicles in their fleet to ensure Low Emission Zone (LEZ) regulations are respected. |
Lincs councils green light new food waste trucks
16/05/2025 Two Lincolnshire councils have approved plans to buy 41 new bin lorries in preparation for the introduction of weekly food waste collections. |
Council launches eye-catching bin lorries
16/05/2025 Five colourful new refuse collection vehicles are set to hit the streets of South Kesteven bearing health and wellbeing messages for residents. |