A letter sent to the woman informed her she had to pay £300 within the first 14 days, or the fine would increase to £600.

Tossing the wrong items into recycling can gum up the entire process. Here are seven takeout containers that should skip the blue bin entirely.

A woman claims she was fined £600 by her local council after a piece of cardboard flew out of her bin. Francesca Poncetta ...

Francesca Poncetta said she was shocked last month when she received a letter about rubbish found on the street near her home ...

A woman was slapped with a £600 fine after a piece of cardboard allegedly flew out of her bin, she claims. Francesca Poncetta ...

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Natasha Sheldon, wo faces a £300 fine from council 'bin police' says her 'only crime was being honest and law-abiding' ...

Rare metals and minerals can be recovered from old gadgets. But as long as informal networks maintain control, worker rights ...

Solid-waste pollution is reshaping the social and economic landscape of urban shorelines, yet its livelihood costs remain ...

If you've been crushing cans of seltzer an at-home carbonator can slash your monthly spend. Before you hulk-smash another can, read this and learn why it's better to just leave it alone. So you think ...

Wright Twp. board of supervisors recently voted to request technical assistance from the state Department of Economic and Community (DCED) to support its ongoing efforts to improve and streamline the ...

New catalyst could make mixed plastic recycling a reality – The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University ...