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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Illegal dumping ground in Doddinghurst could become exclusive housing development
Plans for an exclusive housing development on green belt in Doddinghurst have been submitted two years after prosecution proceedings were
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Judge derides waste company over Basildon facility plans and awards County Council £10million in compensation
A waste company’s factory plans were based on “little more than calculations on the back of the proverbial fag pack”,
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Social housing tenants blamed for pest infestation in area of Brentwood
Irresponsible households have been blamed for not properly disposing of rubbish that is being left strewn across a densely populated
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Plans revealed for £50m Basildon power plant fed by county’s waste
A new power station planned for Basildon fuelled from waste could provide enough electricity to power up to 20,000 homes.
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