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Early Brisbane garbage collection prompts petition but ultimately shot down by council

Brisbane City Council dismisses a petition calling for it to ensure garbage collection trucks do not start their morning runs before 5:30am in the suburbs.

ABC News

Demand for global fix to plastic pollution

New survey data shows a public expectation to do more on plastics waste amid hopes a UN treaty will level the corporate playing field with universal rules.

AAP

Here's when you should put your bins out this festive season

West Lothian Council has announced Christmas and New Year bin dates

Daily Record

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Food wrappers make up ‘almost a quarter of lightweight plastic in Thames’

Data from the Zoological Society reveals that food wrappers comprise 20 per cent of the litter found scattering the foreshores of the 215-mile river

Evening Standard

Undercover sting prevents huge Liverpool criminal dumping operation

Thousands of tonnes of waste were set to be illegally dumped at Liverpool site

Liverpool Echo

'The more you know about waste, the less you sleep at night'

Business editor Nikki Mandow visits Waste Management's Auckland-based Redvale Landfill and hears some sobering truths about rubbish and climate change from a most unexpected quarter.

Newsroom.co.nz

Where superbins have been installed and who is getting them next

Subterranean super bins could be coming to a street near you soon

Liverpool Echo

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Black bin bags will be collected every three weeks instead of two in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire residents will also be able to recycle more when the changes come into force at the end of January

Wales Online

Nigerian teens create fashion from trash to fight pollution

Teenage climate activists in Nigeria’s largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a “Trashion Show.”

The Independent UK

The plastic waste pyramid controversy

Some call it a missed opportunity to push for plastic production cuts

Salon

Two-thirds of Brits feel 'overwhelmed' by information on how to be eco-friendly

More than half feel confused in their efforts to be green - as 43% point to conflicting information as stalling their sustainable habits

Daily Mirror

Treatment of wastewater in Nigeria's oil fields is failing, raising the risk of health hazards

People need both clean, safe water and sustainable energy. That means both resources must be properly managed. But when it comes to the oil and gas industries, there’s a problem.

The Conversation

Company directors guilty of safety failings after five workers died

Wayne Hawkeswood and Graham Woodhouse guilty of four offences regarding incident at Birmingham metal recycling site

The Guardian - UK

Directors and two firms found guilty after five workers killed by wall collapse

Wayne Hawkeswood and Graham Woodhouse will face sentence next year over safety failings linked to the deaths of five men in 2016.

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

We swapped our old clothes for free beer at the Trafford Centre and this is why

Camden Town Brewery are trying to encourage sustainable shopping

Evening Standard

Best plastic storage boxes 2022: Foldable and stackable containers

Home organisation is easy when you’ve got the right storage

Reuters

Nigeria artist transforms oil kegs into faces to reduce waste

Growing up, Nigerian artist Oluwajuwonlo Adeyemi saw her mother discard large plastic kegs of cooking oil she used for her catering business in Lagos.

The Independent UK

Western cities agree to remove decorative grass amid drought

Thirty water agencies that supply cities across the western United States are pledging to rip up lots of decorative grass to conserve water in the over-tapped Colorado River

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh net-zero target 'extremely challenging' as city burns through carbon budget

The council used up more than two-thirds of its three-year carbon budget in two years.

Nottingham Post

Christmas bin collection dates for Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Sandiacre and other places in Erewash

Erewash residents can expect some changes to their waste and recycling collection

Los Angeles Times

Facing Colorado River shortage, 30 urban suppliers pledge to target decorative grass

With the federal government calling for major cuts in water use to address the historic shortage on the Colorado River, the leaders of 30 agencies that supply cities from the Rocky Mountains to Southern California have signed an agreement committing to boost conservation, in part by pledging to target the…

Zenger

Half A Billion Dollars To Be Invested In Advanced Plastic Recycling Facilities In UK

New partnership funds flagship plant under construction

Daily Mirror

Teenager dies after climbing into a giant bin and being compressed by recycling truck

Talented drummer Kellen Bischoff, 19, was coming back from a night out on Saturday when he was found dead at around 8.45am at the Total Recycling Facility in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania

The Conversation

REDcycle's collapse is more proof that plastic recycling is a broken system

This week the federal government joined an international agreement to recycle or reuse 100% of plastic waste by 2040, putting an end to plastic pollution. But major obstacles stand in the way.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow rubbish 'public health emergency' warning as city 'drowning in waste'

The local councillor in First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's constituency has raised concerns about piles of rubbish in the streets, while the council has warned local businesses to clean up their mess or face enforcement action.

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