Skip to content
first magazine for councillors
  • Menu
first magazine for councillors
  • Menu

Waste

A rubbish dump

Councils ‘best placed’ to make waste decisions

The Editorial Team

Ending charges for disposing of DIY waste at household recycling centres will put unnecessary pressure on refuse departments and won’t improve services, the LGA warns.

Categories news Tags Waste
PPE mask discarded on the ground, looks dirty and dishevelled

A mountain of mask-related waste

Councillor Liz Green and Keith Coleman

The LGA and partners have been working together to tackle the environmental impact of face coverings.

Categories features Tags Covid-19, Waste
Digger

Waste and recycling centres reopen

The Editorial Team

Queues formed at local waste and recycling centres as tips started reopening in May, two months after they closed at the start of the lockdown.

Categories news Tags environment, Waste
Recycling bins on the pavement

Clearer labelling to boost recycling rates

The Editorial Team

The LGA says clearer labelling on all products, higher charges for hard-to-recycle products and measures to force producers to pay the full cost of disposing of their waste are needed to help councils increase recycling rates and tackle a growing environmental crisis.

Categories news Tags environment, Waste

Information

  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Download
  • eBulletins
  • Privacy policy
  • Subscriptions

Archives

Who we are

Find out more about the Local Government Association by visiting our website.

www.local.gov.uk

© Local Government Association 2022
Local Government Association | Company number 11177145
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government | Company number 03675577
  • home
  • news
  • interview
  • features
    • parliament
  • comment
    • lga chairman
    • group leaders
  • councillor
  • local by-elections
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Accept Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non Necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Other
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.