Residents are urged not to put batteries, vapes or small electricals in kerbside collections.

Residents have been urged not to dispose of batteries in household bins ...

A local authority says there have been three waste fires since the start of the year.

Waste went up in flames when a fire broke out in a bin lorry after a lithium battery was thrown in North Warwickshire. It happened during an early morning collection round and left refuse collectors ...

Every household depends on refuse collectors to remove the rubbish. Without them, our homes would be swamped with bin bags and recycling, and if you don't own a car, you'd have no means of disposing ...