More than 180 fires at rubbish dumps have been caused by “zombie batteries” since a ban on disposable vapes came into force earlier this year, a leading operator has revealed. Biffa says more than 840 ...

A device used to record bin weights on the bin lorry that visited the area where RAF gunner Corrie McKeague was last seen was returned to factory settings the day before it was collected by police, an ...

The mother of an airman who died after climbing into a bin that was then tipped into a lorry has told of her anger that more is not being done to prevent a similar tragedy. RAF gunner Corrie Mckeague ...

Residents are being reminded to dispose of lithium-ion batteries properly after a blaze in a bin lorry. Devon and Somerset Fire Service crews were called to Millwey Rise Industrial Estate in Axminster ...

A man has died from severe injuries after he climbed into a recycling bin and was crushed in a bin lorry, an inquest has heard. Vitalij Maceljuch, 36, a Czech national who was born in Ukraine, was ...