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Rubbish: - Solid waste, excluding food waste and ashes, from homes, institutions, and workplaces.
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More rubbish information as leaflets disagree on bin day  -  05 Aug 2008
Scotsman,By ALAN RODEN MORE problems with the overhaul of Edinburgh's bin collection days emerged today after some residents were advised to put their rubbish out on

Climate Change: How quest for zero waste community means sorting ...  -  05 Aug 2008
guardian.co.uk,Now the tiny village, in the densely wooded mountains of Shikoku island in south-west Japan, has a new obsession: rubbish. Since 2003 Kamikatsu's 2000

Robin van Persie feel brilliant, David Moyes feels rubbish  -  05 Aug 2008
The Spoiler,It’s official, we’re now living in a world where big tough guys like Brad Pitt are allowed to call their children Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline,

Rubbish new way to power cars  -  05 Aug 2008
CBBC Newsround,Cars are expensive to run and bad for the environment, but some scientists think they can change all that by using RUBBISH to power them.

Angry families kick up stink over rats in rubbish  -  05 Aug 2008
East London Advertiser,NEIGHBOURS are kicking up a stink over having to live among rat-ridden rubbish in their block of flats in London's East End. Now they're calling for their

Van rubbish fine  -  05 Aug 2008
Lancashire Telegraph,The rubbish was later found dumped in Gillies Street. When he was shown photographs of the flytipping, Zahid admitted the boxes had belonged to him and were

Rubbish Police atempt to frame climate camp "weapons stash"  -  05 Aug 2008
Indymedia UK,What a really rubbish and transparent attempt by the Police to frame the climate camp with their supposed uncovering of a weapons stash in woodland near the

TUES 10.00: KEYNSHAM RUBBISH FIRES TACKLED  -  05 Aug 2008
Bath Chronicle,Businesses in Keynsham have stopped using wheelie bins for their rubbish in a bid to halt arson attacks. Firefighters were often called to Back Lane to put

`Football Was Rubbish Before Wenger...`  -  05 Aug 2008
Football365.com,After reading some of the debate about Arsene Wenger's legacy on English football, I have to say his true achievement hasn't been properly highlighted.

Fish Survey turns up significant rubbish dumping  -  05 Aug 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),However, Environment Bay of Plenty staff who are undertaking the survey have also found a significant amount of domestic rubbish dumped in streams and

Rubbish timing on the streets of Msida  -  05 Aug 2008
Times of Malta,A large number of foreigners living in the area have no respect towards us, local residents. No sooner has the garbage collector picked up the garbage bags

Rubbish fines may top those for thieves  -  05 Aug 2008
Shropshire Star,Householders who put too much rubbish in their bins face face higher fines than thieves and drunks. Councils have been told to slap on-the-spot fines of up

Promise to sort out problems with rubbish collections  -  05 Aug 2008
News Shopper,By Linda Piper Mike Frizoni, the man in charge of introducing the new rubbish collection system in the borough, has told News Shopper the council is pulling

Hidden face of Olympics hosts  -  05 Aug 2008
The Sun,What a load of rubbish ... Oliver Harvey holds up Tesco bags found on a dump By OLIVER HARVEY BEIJING’S awesome Bird’s Nest stadium stands as a beacon of

Morgan Freeman Has a Car Accident: is ‘Recovering’  -  05 Aug 2008
hecklerspray,If this is a real curse then it’sa bit rubbish - none of your plagues on the family, eight arms on the first-born or evil gremlins turning up and wrecking

Natural and Human meet at a visual arts fest in Varna  -  05 Aug 2008
Sofia Echo,When the ever-growing mounds of rubbish overflow the borders of the administrative indifference and become an artistic subject matter, one could remain

Derelict factory fire reignites  -  05 Aug 2008
BBC News,The fire service, who believe arson was the cause, said smouldering heat under pockets of rubbish may have caused the fire to start again.

Man arrested over landfill body find  -  05 Aug 2008
The Press AssociationA man has been arrested in connection with the death of a father-of-two whose body was found in a rubbish tip. The body of John McAnish was discovered at

Man arrested over landfill death  -  05 Aug 2008
BBC News,The remains of John McAnish, 45, were found at the Avondale rubbish tip, near Falkirk, on 12 June, following an extensive search by police.

Dumping disgrace in Achill  -  05 Aug 2008
Mayo News,AN ACHILL native who was on holidays on the island said he was heartbroken and disgusted to see rubbish being dumped in scenic areas along bog roads near

Game losers  -  05 Aug 2008
Oxford Mail,And the event left a nasty taste in the mouth for one neighbour who complained piles of rubbish had been left festering for more than a week.

Juli Grbac's tale of blood, sweat and tears  -  05 Aug 2008
Courier Mail,She may be rubbish with chopsticks but she all but glows with the work ethic that has driven her to the edge of The BigTime. It was an ethic that sent her

£35m factory plan triggers concerns in Warwickshire  -  05 Aug 2008
Coventry Telegraph,CONCERNS have been expressed about £35million plans to build a rubbish-burning plant in Warwickshire. County councillor John Appleton (Con, Southam) said he

LAPD joins fight against trash dumping in South Los Angeles  -  05 Aug 2008
Los Angeles Times,Police and city investigators will target streets and alleys with the most rubbish using surveillance teams to make arrests and impound vehicles.

Whitechapel Market Gets Sorted  -  05 Aug 2008
Londonist,A new recycling plan throughout Tower Hamlets is resulting in less rubbish at Whitechapel Market. The new scheme is allowing market traders to divide their

Dublin dumps its dirty image but butts and gum still cling  -  05 Aug 2008
Irish Independent,Dublin City Council's 550 cleaning staff picked up 25000 tonnes of rubbish from the streets last year. The survey shows that pedestrians are the main cause,

Getting ready for the Big Clean-Up  -  05 Aug 2008
Panorama,The new recycling bins this year are a bonus for a weekend that will not only see collection of rubbish, but also an effort to separate where practical any

Garbage Guzzler makes a comeback  -  05 Aug 2008
Essex Echo,A LOCAL children’s character is getting a makeover in time to make an appearance at Castle Point Council’s rubbish riot day tomorrow.

The tyrannical approach to rubbish stinks  -  Aug 4, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, is pressing councils to impose fines on law-abiding householders who put out their wheelie bins too early or who

Rubbish fashion in Hamilton  -  Aug 3, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Most items were sourced from rubbish bins, industrial and business waste and op shop finds. And it was the designers who suffered for fashion,

Rubbish idea makes sense  -  Aug 3, 2008
Scotsman,It is unfortunate that the proposals for a waste disposal unit in Portobello have stumbled due to planning problems (your report, 31 July), although it is

Motorists’ rubbish gets cold shoulder  -  Aug 4, 2008
BirminghamMail.net,DRIVERS who toss litter from their cars are clogging up motorway hard shoulders and verges in the Midlands with a mountain of rubbish.

Clayton Ince transfer rumours rubbish, says Jimmy Mullen  -  Aug 4, 2008
BirminghamMail.net,Speculation was rife over the weekend that Championship sides Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest were chasing Ince who has been extremely impressive during

Rubbish skipped in big clean-up  -  Aug 3, 2008
Liverpool Daily Post,TONNES of rubble and rubbish has been thrown in skips in a clean-up in a district of Liverpool. Tuebrook’s Respect Week saw 70 tonnes loaded into skips,

Girl attacked putting rubbish out  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Australian,A TEENAGE girl has been attacked while putting out the rubbish in daylight at her northern New South Wales home. Police say at about 11am (AEST) yesterday

It's rubbish but it's now a talking point!  -  Aug 4, 2008
Hereford Times,Shobdon Primary has won a talking litter bin after a countywide survey by Herefordshire Council. A total of 23 out of 83 primary schools across

Thief gets trapped in rubbish bin  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Press AssociationA thief became trapped under a rubbish bin for 12 hours after trying to steal £5 of copper from a landfill site. Gibson Cook, 56, got stuck as he tried to

Sorting out our digital rubbish  -  Aug 1, 2008
Times Online,What does our digital rubbish tell us about ourselves? The cycle times of technical evolution seem to get faster and faster, which means that for many of us

20 dead in Somalia bomb explosion  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Press AssociationThe bomb, hidden under a pile of rubbish, exploded on a main road. Ten of those killed were women street cleaners. "It was an ugly scene with blood

Why it's rubbish being single  -  Aug 1, 2008
Times Online,Sharp-eyed readers might have noticed something that happens to newspaper columns come this time of year. Every August your favourite columnist goes away

Councils will refuse to collect rubbish if homeowners break ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,It will also make it easier for councils to expand draconian requirements on households which must be met in order for their rubbish to be collected.

Families who break the bin rules and overfill will get a bigger ...  -  Aug 3, 2008
Daily Mail,By Steve Doughty Householders who put too much rubbish in their bins face tougher punishments than shoplifters and drunken louts.

Families who overfill bins set to face bigger fines than shoplifters  -  Aug 4, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,By Bob Roberts Political Editor 4/08/2008 Families who put out too much rubbish are to face bigger fines than shoplifters, it was revealed yesterday.

Ex-ministers 'keep pressure on PM'  -  Aug 3, 2008
BBC News,A government instruction imposing fines of up to £110 on householders who overfill their rubbish bins or leave them out too early is widely reported.

Beach rubbish endangering marine wildlife at Pett Level  -  Aug 2, 2008
Hastings Observer,The survey not only found a higher amount of rubbish from fly-tipped and shipping origin than usual, but also many items from fishing and beach visitors.

Lib-Dems in local government, what a load of rubbish  -  Aug 1, 2008
London Daily News,Liberal Democrat controlled Islington council has redefined the definition of the "Big Brother" state with council officials searching residents rubbish for

Butch: It's rubbish  -  Jul 30, 2008
Independent Online,James says it is "rubbish" that he has been battling to adjust to the ELVS after having played under the old rules at Bath. "It's not the laws.

River clean-up underway after rubbish truck spill  -  Jul 25, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,Work is well under way to clean up the site where a truck and container-load of domestic rubbish spilled beside the Makarewa river last night.

Rubbish art comes to life  -  Aug 2, 2008
Lancashire Evening Post,Creative youngsters who can create something from nothing are invited to take part in a Simply Rubbish Sculpture session. The event which take place today

US finding on ISI rubbish: FO  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Nation, Pakistan,By SHAIQ HUSSAIN submitted 14 minutes ago ISLAMABAD €" Pakistan on Friday rejected as ‘rubbish’ US newspaper New York Times report, which said the




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