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Food waste collections to be rolled out next year

The waste will be used to produce clean biogas and fertiliser for farms, officials say.

Council leader John Cotton pictured with a blank expression on his face. He has light brown hair which is styled in a quiff. He is wearing a dotted white shirt underneath a blue navy blazer

Union denies 'targeting' school linked to bins boss

The Unite union strongly denies the accusation made by the leader of Birmingham City Council.

Birmingham & Black Country

An asian woman with red dyed hair wearing sunglasses holds a pink mini-fan

'Fast tech' warning as demand for cheap gadgets heats up

A not-for-profit warns cheap, quickly disposed of gadgets could become the new "fast fashion".

Protestors outside the Cumberland Council building. They are holding various signs saying: "No gas plant dioxins" and the words: "Secrecy Transparency", with the words secrecy crossed out.

Gas plant firm to appeal against council refusal

Residents objected but the firm says studies found there was "no detrimental impact" on health.

A woman in a raincoat carrying a small bin next to a line of large bins outside a public toilet.

Dignity 'flushed away' in sanitary bin ban row

Becci Hey is in a tug-of-war battle with South Hams Council over sanitary bins in public toilets.

Sadia Khan, a woman wearing a headscarf and high visibility jacket. She is stood alongside a fence, with a large hedge behind her.

Bin strike during heatwave gives city 'the ick'

"We have to hold our nose every time we step out", one Birmingham resident says.

Birmingham & Black Country

A man wearing a white shirt with small blue pattern and suit jacket. He is standing in a corridor that is on the top of a landing and has green carpet as well as a door at the end. He has short brown hair with a side parting.

Some refuse workers will lose money - council leader

John Cotton says the authority continues to urge Unite to accept the deal on the table.

Birmingham & Black Country

A close up image of lots of squashed cans and plastic bottles ready to be recycled.

Tip booking system to avoid cuts, says council

Dorset Council says a new booking system will be introduced at all 10 of its recycling centres.

A large pile of rubbish on a residential street with a bin lorry behind it. There is a fireman standing next to it in brown fireproofs and a yellow helmet, holding a rake.

Bin lorry fires caused by disposable vapes

Herefordshire Council is urging residents not to put disposable vapes in household recycling.

Hereford & Worcester