Belfast city council has revealed a £1.6m plan to expand glass recycling services
A row erupted in a council meeting over how waste is collected in the area.
The UK’s coin-maker opens a new industrial plant to extract gold from old circuit boards.
Proposals have been made to shake up waste services in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury.
Residents are told they must take their black rubbish bags out of wheelie bins on collection day.
The litter-pickers say the find is concerning as it shows how long litter takes to decompose.
One of the constituency's big issues in that of a planned waste incinerator.
A reuse shop has been opened to allow customers to buy items that would otherwise be thrown away.
Nappies and food put in Kirklees Council recycling bins cost £400,000 a year, officials say.
