Roads in London’s West End were closed off to traffic early on Monday morning after an electric bin lorry caught fire - UKNIP An electric bin lorry burst into flames in central London on Monday ...

A shortage of bin lorry drivers and lorry breakdowns are to blame for delays in picking up Torbay’s rubbish. Tor2, the company which operates Torbay Council's rubbish collections, has apologised for ...

Householders have been warned not to put batteries in their wheelie bins after one "exploded" in a refuse lorry. Firefighters from Grantham and Sleaford were called at 12:29 GMT to near Hill Top ...

More Birmingham City Council bin truck drivers have joined the strike still blighting the city, leaving the council scrambling to get wagons out to collect rubbish. Reports are emerging of delayed ...

A routine waste collection in Shifnal took a dangerous turn when a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry, ...

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 ...

Fylde Council has issued a statement after a pedestrian was “seriously injured” in a collision involving a refuse collection ...

The incidents have sparked the launch of a safety campaign by Veolia and Shropshire Council which aims to educate people on the dangers of certain waste items and how they put the people who handle ...

A warning has been issued to householders about the dangers of putting batteries in rubbish bags after a bin lorry caught fire. Cornwall Council posted a video of the blaze in Mabe Burnthouse after ...

This is the dramatic moment a fire extinguisher exploded in the back of a bin lorry after being disposed of incorrectly.

Shropshire Council and waste firm Veolia have launched a safety campaign, after a fire involving a battery at a recycling ...