Three quarters of councils collect general waste once a fortnight

With pressure to boost recycling and cut costs, landfill waste in England is collected less frequently - with six councils collecting it once in three weeksMore than three quarters of English councils now pick up household rubbish which cannot be recycled or composted just once a fortnight, a survey reveals.With councils under pressure to boost recycling and cut costs, some have gone further, with six local authorities picking up residual household waste only once every three weeks. Continue reading...