waste collection

14/11/2024

Bin collections were delayed in a Merseyside town last week after the contents of a refuse collection vehicle went up in flames.

07/11/2024

Officers have recommended that Liverpool City Council takes full control of its environmental services.

06/11/2024

Nearly 30 new trucks will soon be deployed across Herefordshire after FCC Environment renewed its Recyclables and Waste Collection Contract with the council.

06/11/2024

Ground has been broken on a new £8.8m depot that will help South Kesteven District Council deliver bin collection and street cleaning services.

06/11/2024

More than 30 refuse vehicles and over 20 support vehicles have arrived at North Weald airfield ready to commence Epping Forest District Council’s (EFDC) new waste and recycling collection service.

03/10/2024

Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded Suez a £144m contract to deliver recycling, waste, and street cleansing services over the next eight years.

19/09/2024

Workshop equipment providers Totalkare have partnered with Wheeldon Brothers Waste Ltd to boost the latter’s maintenance capabilities.

13/09/2024

The next joint waste, recycling and street cleansing contract in north and east Hertfordshire has been awarded to Veolia.

29/08/2024

Local government recycling officers have urged the new Government to provide clarification on waste and recycling policies.

21/08/2024

There are ‘massive disparities’ in the number of bins that UK councils ask residents to sort their rubbish into, a new survey has revealed.

16/08/2024

A union has criticised cash-strapped Birmingham City Council over plans to cut the salaries of refuse workers.

14/08/2024

A strike by refuse workers that was set to hit Scotland this week has been suspended after council leaders made a new pay offer.

26/07/2024

Cathy Cook, chair of the Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC), looks at how to achieve a well-executed food waste collection service.

26/07/2024

Swansea Council is investing more than £8m into the renewal of its entire fleet of recycling and waste collection vehicles.

09/07/2024

Cornwall Council has launched food waste collections for the first time in the west of the county.

08/07/2024

Somerset Council will consider paying an extra £47m over six years for waste services after its contractor disclosed it was making significant losses in the area.

05/07/2024

Waste and recycling workers in Scotland have voted to go on strike during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as part of an ongoing pay dispute.

28/06/2024

Refuse collection rounds in Taunton have been severely disrupted by a serious accident on the M5 this morning.

28/06/2024

Refuse workers in the London borough of Redbridge are to escalate their industrial dispute with a ban on overtime working, trade union Unite has announced.

20/06/2024

Refuse workers in the London borough of Redbridge will strike next month over a ‘deterioration’ of working conditions.

18/06/2024

Denbighshire County Council has apologised after waste from thousands of households was not collected as a new recycling service was rolled out.

13/06/2024

Councils are considering seeking legal advice over statutory guidance that will tell local authorities to collect residual waste at least every two weeks, The MJ understands.

15/05/2024

There has been a 70% increase in the number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries thrown in household bins.

13/05/2024

Somerset Council’s waste collection contract is at risk after Suez disclosed ‘significant losses’ and said it may have to end the deal early.

09/05/2024

Councils in England will be able to collect recyclables, such as plastic, metal, glass, paper, and card, in one container as part of the Simpler Recycling reforms, recycling minister Robbie Moore has confirmed.

03/05/2024

Rutland’s new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have made ‘significant improvements’ to a service that had been hindered by regular breakdowns, the county council has said.

02/05/2024

05/04/2024

05/03/2024

North Somerset Council has launched a trial to stop ‘inconsiderately parked cars’ blocking refuse and recycling collections.

27/02/2024

Councils must still have the autonomy to run waste services according to local need under new packaging reforms, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said.

27/02/2024

An initiative run by Cherwell District Council has seen more than a million coffee pods – weighing 16.4 tonnes – recycled in eight months.

22/02/2024

Bin crews in Thurrock have repeatedly trapped a disabled woman in her home by not returning her bins to the proper place, an ombudsman has found.

22/02/2024

Cumberland Council has launched a consultation on the future of its waste collection service following the reorganisation of Cumbria’s authorities.

16/01/2024

NTM-GB is an engineering company that develops, manufactures, sells, and maintains refuse and recycling material collection vehicles.

11/01/2024

Bins across South Tyneside could go uncollected for eight weeks as refuse workers strike over what has been called a ‘toxic bullying culture’.

23/10/2023

Councils were relieved not to lose all local discretion in the Government’s waste collection reforms but have said questions remain, including over funding.

13/10/2023

Vicky Beechey, National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO), makes the case for banning single-use disposable vapes.

06/10/2023

Cotswold District Council has warned residents of the risks of binning lithium-ion batteries after a fire broke out this week in one of its refuse collection vehicles (RCV).

12/09/2023

Peterborough City Council has taken delivery of its first electric refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

06/06/2023

A full fleet of Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) has been ordered by Milton Keynes City Council as part of its roll-out of a new waste and recycling contract.

16/05/2023

North Somerset Council is claiming a first with an innovative new way to collect recycling and waste.

28/03/2023

Tower Hamlets Council has taken delivery of its first electric bin lorry as part of the local authority’s effort to replace its existing fleet of diesel and petrol cars, vans and scooters.

07/03/2023

East Hampshire District Council has announced a ‘major re-organisation’ of garden waste collection rounds which will include the introduction of a third vehicle.

24/02/2023

The recycling rates in Mid Devon have increased in the first three months since new three-weekly waste collections were introduced, the district council has reported.

24/01/2023

Bin collections in Coventry are to restart today after a senior member of the city council’s bin crew tragically lost their life while undertaking their duties.

08/12/2022

Phil Clifford argues that the way we collect waste needs a radical rethink to meet the challenges ahead.

25/10/2022

Powys County Council has warned residents that difficulties in recruiting HGV drivers and a rise in COVID cases are causing ‘significant disruptions’ to waste and recycling collections.

17/10/2022

Municipal vehicle hire company CTS Hire has joined forces with RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) to add two brand new all-electric Renault Trucks 26-tonne refuse collection vehicles (eRCV’s) to its rental fleet.

06/10/2022

Waste collection and recycling specialists nationwide are enjoying the benefits of Mercedes-Benz Econic operation – and none more so than Greener Ealing. LAPV reports.

08/09/2022

Slough Borough Council’s scrutiny committee is today discussing a proposal to move to alternate weekly collections of rubbish and recycling bins.

02/09/2022

Around 100 waste workers employed by Bath and North East Somerset council are set to receive a 10% pay rise.

25/08/2022

A custom-made crane vehicle to empty underground bins has gone to work with Spelthorne Direct Services Ltd (SDS) the commercial waste arm of Spelthorne Borough Council.

11/08/2022

Waste workers in 15 councils across Scotland will walk-out for a week this month in protest over the 'pitiful' 2% pay offer.

25/07/2022

Waste collection vehicle hire specialists, Fiveways Group, has completed the delivery of seven new 26 tonne refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to Urbaser Ltd.

11/07/2022

St Albans City and District Council and its waste contractor Veolia are trialling an eco-friendly recycling vehicle with high-tech safety equipment.

30/06/2022

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is reducing the number of general waste collections it offers as part of the effort to cut carbon emissions and increase the rate of recycling.

22/06/2022

Portsmouth City Council’s domestic household waste and recycling collection service is set to be delivered in house following a cabinet decision yesterday.

26/04/2022

A Doncaster woman and her partner pleaded guilty yesterday to a shocking and violent assault on a SUEZ recycling and recovery collection crew.

25/04/2022

A new fleet of ultra-modern Dennis Eagle RCVs has started work in Gloucester with Ubico, after the city council became the eighth local authority shareholder of the environmental services company.

25/04/2022

Dennis Eagle’s new Elite+ cab promises to be the 21st century workstation for drivers and crews. LAPV reports.

21/02/2022

Oxford City Council has announced the largest change to bin collection rounds in a decade to help tackle the climate emergency.

11/02/2022

West Lindsey District Council has opened its new multi-million-pound depot, which was two decades in the making. LAPV goes behind the scenes.

09/02/2022

The dispute in Coventry over the pay of bin lorry drivers is likely to cost the city council around £1.8m if it continues to the end of March, the local authority has warned.

04/02/2022

Gurbaksh Badhan, a policy and advisory committee member for the National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO), looks at how mandatory food waste collections can be a national success.

26/01/2022

Aberdeenshire Council will move to a three-weekly household collection cycle after the Scottish government awarded the local authority £3.4m to improve household waste collections.

03/12/2021

East Suffolk Council is to create a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) to help it deliver key council services.

26/11/2021

West Lindsey District Council today officially opened its new multi-million-pound, purpose built central depot, which has been two decades in the making.

25/11/2021

The environmental solutions company Veolia is taking a stand after reports of abuse from frontline staff more than doubled over the last year.

02/11/2021

Veolia has taken on the waste contract for the south Buckinghamshire area from former provider Biffa.

01/10/2021

Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils have awarded a joint refuse and recycling services contract to Biffa Waste Services Ltd.

16/09/2021

Terberg Matec UK introduces their new ORUS collection body for flexible and efficient food waste collection. LAPV reports.

12/08/2021

Buckinghamshire council has announced a temporary suspension of food waste collections to due to the national shortage of HGV drivers and COVID-19.

12/08/2021

Wandsworth council has invited 2,300 households to take part in a pilot food waste collection scheme to help inform decisions on the council’s next waste and recycling contract.

07/07/2021

LARAC has voiced concerns over the 'the potentially prescriptive nature' of the Government's proposed reforms of recycling in England.

22/06/2021

North Northamptonshire Council is updating its waste and recycling fleet with over 110 new vehicles.

16/06/2021

Birmingham City Council has invested £1.4m in a pilot project that will see a fleet of Mobile Household Recycling Centres (MHRCs) rolled out across the city.

10/06/2021

South Lakeland District Council, which covers an area of over 1500 square kilometres and is ranked 12th largest district in England, also has one of the country’s safest waste collection fleets.

07/05/2021

New proposals to increase the amount of household waste being recycled have been unveiled by the Government today.

26/04/2021

The waste and resource management business, FCC Environment, is introducing a brand new fleet of HARSH-equipped vehicles to support a key contract win in Kent.

15/03/2021

The resource management company Veolia, in partnership with Westminster City Council, is trialling two electric pedal tricycles specially designed for on-street waste collection.

23/12/2020

Two new electric bin lorries have started operating in Nottingham in a world first, the city council has announced.

05/11/2020

Torbay Council is equipping its waste and recycling collection vehicles with the latest live camera recording systems to enhance the safety of residents and crews.

15/10/2020

Ian Fielding, chair of ADEPT’s Waste Group, discusses how local authorities rose to the challenge of maintaining waste services through the early days of a global pandemic.

09/09/2020

A new campaign has been launched to show appreciation for waste, recycling and street cleaning teams across Kent.

20/07/2020

The first purpose built, fully integrated electric refuse collection vehicle built by an original equipment manufacturer in the UK will be undergoing trials in Oxford this week.

15/07/2020

The majority of local authorities are now reporting that they have returned to normal operations of residual waste collections despite the continuing impact of Covid-19.

06/04/2020

The majority of councils have been able to provide a normal waste and recycling collection service, a new survey has revealed.

24/02/2020

Organisers of the most popular event on the waste and recycling calendar have called for people working in the sector to sign up and get involved.

24/02/2020

Paul Connor, Head of Tenders and Procurement at SFS, comments on the impact of electric vehicles on the public sector and provides his outlook for all-EV municipal fleets.

17/02/2020

The amount of household waste being recycled by residents of Tonbridge and Malling has exceeded 50% for the first time in the borough’s history thanks to Urbaser’s new recycling service.

30/01/2020

Vehicle Weighing Solutions Ltd (VWS) has received EU-type approval for its market leading ENVIROWEIGH bin-weighing system.

28/01/2020

Glencoe Plant Services has commissioned their first Mercedes-Benz Econic skiploader in a bid to ‘increase efficiency’ when collecting construction waste material.

16/12/2019

02/12/2019

Paul Connor, Head of Tenders and Procurement at Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) looks at the impact of electric vehicles on the public

02/12/2019

Coventry City Council has adopted a combination of a Mercedes-Benz Econic chassis, Dennis Eagle Olympus body and Terberg bin lifts for its new fleet.

02/12/2019

Roar Techmedia, the trade exhibitions organiser, has secured a significant investment from Apiary Capital to fund the acquisition of a portfolio of leading events from Prysm Media Group, including the Recycling and Waste Management exhibition. 

28/11/2019

Exeter City Council welcomes the delivery of its new fleet as part of a new 7-year fleet contract hire agreement with Specialist Fleet Services (SFS). 

28/11/2019

Refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Geesinknorba has appointed MacPac Refuse Bodies as its agent for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

26/11/2019

Aberdeen City Council has been awarded Local Authority Fleet Operator of the Year at the Transport News Scottish Rewards held on 9 November 2019 in Glasgow.

11/11/2019

Waste and recycling telematics specialist c-trace has moved into a new, bespoke headquarters – named the Digital Lab in Germany.

11/11/2019

Future Fleet Forum is delighted to announce that Paris Apollon, Chief of Fleet Operations, New York City Parks and Recreation, has agreed to speak at the conference on January 22, at the Guildhall in the City of London.

31/10/2019

 Norse Commercial Services has taken delivery of 11 Dennis Eagle RCVs for its domestic refuse collection service in East Hampshire.

31/10/2019

Calvin Williams, Director, Clearaway: 'We grew faster than expected over the summer of 2019 and needed another vehicle urgently to meet new demand.'

28/10/2019

Northern Ireland-based skip hire specialist CM Skips has added a JCB 550-80 Wastemaster Loadall to the fleet of materials handling machinery operating at its site in Randalstown, near Ballymena.

21/10/2019

Hambleton District Council in Yorkshire is introducing two new electric vehicles to replace its existing van fleet, to move to a 100% electric fleet in the future.

14/10/2019

In a world where waste streams and recycling targets change constantly, the new Terberg Kerbloader recycling truck has been designed to provide the flexibility operators need, reports LAPV.

11/10/2019

Antrim-based refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Macpac is expanding following a £40,000 cash injection from Michelin Development. In the last 12 months, Macpac Refuse Bodies has seen its order book increased by 50 per cent – and is on target to repeat the same double-digit growth over the next year.

10/10/2019

Environmental services provider, Urbaser has taken on the contract for Waltham Forest’s refuse and recycling collections on 30 September 2019. The service commenced following the award of a new eight-year contract earlier this year for the provision of neighbourhood services by Waltham Forest Council.

30/09/2019

Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) has delivered the first vehicles of the new fleet in September 2019. The company was awarded a seven-year contract for the provision and maintenance of over 210 vehicles following a joint tender process by MDDC and Exeter City Council.