Burning waste to generate heat and electricity ... Landfill tax, levied on private or local authority handlers of black bin waste, has risen from £7 a ton in 1999 to £48 in 2010 and £102 ...

A woman thought to be seeking shelter from below-freezing temperatures was found dead in a burning clothing donation bin in upstate New York. The woman's body was discovered after officers with ...

According to WNYT, police officers noticed the bin catching on fire in Glens Falls in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 6. A deceased person was then discovered after the fire department ...

but composting is better than burning. Piotter laid out Minnesota’s formal ranking system for refuse disposal. “The State Solid Waste Management Hierarchy helps to determine the best solution ...

The digital scheme would also have saved 20,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year – the equivalent of burning 10,000 tonnes of coal, according to the Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA) ...