Rubbish behaviour! Garbage man destroys a recycling bin by smashing it into the top of the truck then crushing it as he tries to turn it up the right way Garbageman was left red-faced by comical bin collection effort in Adelaide Garbo managed to empty the rubbish into the truck – but trouble then followed … Read more
Tesco begins roll out of ‘soft plastic’ recycling points for bread bags, pet food pouches and crisp packets which are ignored by council collections Tesco has started putting recycling points into 171 stores in England and Wales Soft plastic is washed, sorted and processed then turned into new packaging Retailer said trial saw customers return over … Read more
Old mobile phones and other electronic devices could be collected as part of your recycling under new Government plan The Government is considering introducing collections for electronic waste Old mobile phones could be left on the kerbside under the new plans MPs have previously urged that online retailers should be made responsible for helping to … Read more
A husband who lost his wedding ring during a Valentine’s Day trip to the tip has spoken of his joy after staff miraculously found it. James Ross, 38, was dropping off cardboard at the Household Waste Recycling Centre in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, on Sunday morning. While he was unloading the rubbish he felt the … Read more
Festive season is already over! Hundreds of dumped Christmas trees start piling up at recycling sites on first day of 2021 as families begin taking down their decorations London was scattered with old Christmas trees as country is eager to forget 2020 and prepare for new year Discarded trees could be seen lining a recycling … Read more
Helena Bonham Carter cuts a casual figure in a black jacket and navy skirt as she drops off items at a recycling centre By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 17:54 GMT, 29 December 2020 | Updated: 17:54 GMT, 29 December 2020 She is a successful actress with a career spanning more than three decades. And … Read more
Over 60% of Britons are baffled by these nine common recycling symbols found on supermarket items – so how many do YOU know? Survey found 61 per cent of Britons do not understand basic recycling symbols Even 25 per cent of people did not know the ‘Tidy Man’ figure putting litter in bin Most were … Read more
1. MOBIUS LOOP – 78% recognise This symbol indicates a product is capable of being recycled. When a percentage is found in the middle, this explains how much of the product is made with recyclable materials. 2. TIDYMAN – 76% recognise Tidyman originates from a ‘Keep Britain Tidy’ campaign which began in 1960 and simply … Read more
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has made a new recycling rocket record following the successfully launch and landing of its resuseable New Shepard. This is the craft’s seventh consecutive flight, which took off from the firm’s West Texas facility. New Shepard took off a 9:35am ET, carrying 12 commercial payloads that it took into orbit and … Read more
Apple has filed suit against a Canadian company it hired to recycle its devices, claiming it instead stole and resold more than 100,000 iPads, iPhones and Apple Watches. The tech giant is taking legal action against Ontario-based Geep Canada, which it paid to dismantle and recycle over 570,000 Apple devices between 2015 and 2017. Investigators … Read more