UK weather forecast: Snow to fall amid heavy rain and sunny spells in mixed outlook this weekend The study also found a quarter of adults admitted their recycling boxes are only ever half full ...

A warning has been issued following an increase in vapes being thrown in bins and mixed in with recyclables at the kerbside.

"Recycling rates across the UK have broadly stagnated ... According to Recycle Now pizza boxes are usually recyclable, even when stained or greasy as long as they are empty. "It is best to check with ...

Vapes, which contain harmful chemicals, metals, batteries, and electronics, pose a fire risk when compacted in refuse trucks.

Yahoo News spoke to recycling expert Rachel Watkyn, CEO of Tiny Box company, who believes that recycling efforts in the UK are "lagging significantly" behind other European nations. She argues that ...

The authority said it was preparing to meet a requirement to begin weekly collections of household food waste from March 2026 ...

A shake-up of the recycling rules in England have been announced ... Cardboard waste, like cereal boxes, cannot be placed in a bin alongside rubbish like wine bottles or milk cartons under the ...

be recycled in the UK But there is still some way to go, says Rachel Watkyn, CEO of recycling experts Tiny Box. Watkyn says that a large amount of recycling still ends up abroad. She told Yahoo News: ...

Suzanne Mitchison The UK generates more than 215 million tons of waste every year, and much of it ends up where it shouldn't: ...

But whilst the cardboard boxes Easter eggs come in are widely ... check out your local recycling rules.” In the UK, most recycling systems are mixed, allowing materials like paper, plastic ...