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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Essex household waste to go into landfill for at least six months after collapse of firm in charge of Basildon disposal unit
Household waste from across the county will be sent to landfill for at least the next six months, sparking serious
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Mountain of illegally dumped household waste discovered in Chelmsford
Residents are being urged to get rid of their waste properly after around eight houses-worth of rubbish was discovered illegally
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Basildon Council increases special collection services
Basildon Council has announced that an extra 35 slots for special collection will be available every day, from Monday August
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Landfill concern as Basildon waste plant operator goes into administration
Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste is now being sent straight to landfill after the operator of a waste
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