Flytipping soars across Southend
Inconsiderate flytippers dumped an astonishing 4,664 tonnes of rubbish in Southend over the last three years, it has been revealed.
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Costly county council landfill waste policy “just cannot go on”
A £73million deal to continue sending waste to landfill has been agreed by Essex County Council amid a fallout from
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Bin collection changes proposed for Basildon
Basildon Council is set to decide whether to separate garden and food waste collections and make one fortnightly. At the moment,
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County Council opens £13m “war chest” for legal fight against failed waste contractors
Essex County Council has opened a £13million war chest of taxpayers’ money to fund its continuing legal battle over a
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County council challenged to prove green credentials by rejecting Pitsea incinerator
Essex County Council has been challenged to reject a £50 million waste incinerator plant if it is serious about its climate
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Consultation launched on separation of food and garden waste in Basildon
A consultation has been launched to seek views on proposals for separate food and garden waste collections in Basildon. Basildon
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Operation Binbag tackles persistent waste and recycling hotspots in Westcliff
Monday July 5 saw the successful completion of Operation Binbag by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Strategic Task Allocation Group (STAG) in
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Household recycling “certain” to miss target
Just six councils in Essex have seen their kerbside recycling rates increase in the past nine years, according to most recent
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Disposal costs soar as household waste increases during lockdown
The amount of waste Essex residents have produced since the start of the pandemic has soared, figures have shown –
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Basildon councillors approve food and garden waste collections trial
Changes to the way food and garden waste is collected will be trialled in certain areas of Basildon borough following
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