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A black wheelie bin with the words "Middlesbrough moving forward" in white on it.

Homes to receive food waste caddies next year

Homes in Middlesbrough are being given more bins to separate their recycling and food waste.

A person stirs a green substance in a black pot with a wooden spatula. A kitchen counter and condiments are visible in the background but heavily blurred.

Council to run pots and pans recycling trial

Residents will be able to add pots and pans to their recycling, but are also urged to donate them.

A blue recycling bin sits on a pavement outside a property. A road can be seen nearby with cars parked on it.

Council to spend £3.5m on 124,000 recycling bins

Residents are to be given an extra recycling bin as per new laws.

Science & Environment

The back of a truck filled with long rows of tied up rope parked in a car park.

Prisoners recycling fishing waste scheme extended

A recycling scheme that sorts fishing equipment for reuse is renewed for another three years.

Support group member Sybil Marsh and artist Miranda Goudge stand next to a recycling awareness stand at Ludlow Tesco. There are leaflets on the table and there is a display stand behind them. The shop can be seen in the background.

Cancer group eco-drive over medicine blister packs

The group is overwhelmed by offers of help after a social media campaign about pill pack recycling.

Rubbish in a blue clear bag on the kerbside. There are black bags around it with a green litter bin in the background.

Pilot scheme to reverse falling recycling rates

The council says it will choose an area or ward of Brentwood to test the scheme.

Two people dressed in black and grey clothing standing in front of two vans. A variety of devices cover the ground behind them.

Tech amnesty gathers a tonne of devices for reuse

The initiative is highlighting the importance of reusing technology rather than discarding it.

Bright green shipping container full of stuff for sale at Dump in Falmouth. A sign on the building reads 'Kernow Reuse Shop - pre-loved furniture and homewear. Two bikes and three scooters plus a bike trailer are stood up outside the container to the right of a white uPVC patio door leading inside.

Second hand shops open at Cornwall's rubbish tips

Furniture and homeware can be dropped off for possible resale at Cornwall's tips.

The entrance of Truro's household waste recycling centre. The sky is grey and cloudy in the background and there are workers in the distance on the right.

Workers' 'shock' at proposed recycling centre cuts

Staff claim they were not warned about the potential for cuts.