Residents are being urged to properly dispose of vapes after two fires in bin lorries belonging to Malvern District Council. Hereford and Worcester Fire Service attended the most recent blaze, which ...

It is the third bin lorry fire in four months, the council said.

A Midland councillor was left "deeply concerned" after a lithium battery caught fire inside a bin lorry. The battery had been placed inside a household bin before it was emptied into a refuse truck ...

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Residents hitting out at their council for mixing separated waste into bin lorries have been told to keep recycling. Westmorland and Furness Council is urging people to continue to separate their ...