Trade union Unite balloted its members for industrial action because of a change in the pay structure for bin workers. Its ...

Daily life in Birmingham amid an ongoing bin strike has become "tremendously difficult", residents said. Piles of bin bags ...

"Stopping or restricting the collection of waste is considered a risk for public health and safety in the community and a ...

Birmingham locals have been left desperate following a week's worth of strikes, with footage capturing people running at the ...

The lorry soon reached capacity and disappeared, leaving behind rubbish strewn across pavements and the road. This is all ...

In the UK, for example, nearly all waste paint is either burnt or sent to landfill, say experts at the Royal Society of Chemistry. That's despite paint containing large amounts of ingredients made ...

Bin strike talks held on Thursday between Birmingham City Council and Unite were said to be 'inconclusive' – with tomorrow ...

New York City’s new trash bin laws, which mandate that all residential waste be placed in secure containers, have encountered ...

Steven Reeves is one of the Birmingham residents who has resorted to driving his rubbish to the tip. When we caught up with him at the weekend he was also taking the waste from elderly neighbours and ...

Waste workers have been on strike in the city on and off since January but are now entering their second week of indefinite ...

Chaos erupted in Birmingham yesterday as desperate residents swarmed a bin lorry amid ongoing strikes by refuse collectors.

When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen ...