Dorset Council's spokesman said: "We will collect up to two extra sacks of rubbish beside your bin on your first rubbish collection after ... to thank our dedicated refuse teams, who work ...

A council has said new government waste disposal rules will cost local authorities at least £500,000 a year. Dorset Council said the new legislation "simply transfers the cost" of disposing DIY ...

The government funding is expected to pay for food waste containers for homes and specialist collection vehicles. But Nick Adams-King from Hampshire County Council said Hampshire does not have the ...

RESIDENTS have been urged not to put batteries or items containing them in the bin after a fire broke out during a refuse collection ... the incident, Dorset Council Waste Services said ...

Cllr. Behan warned the members that the council's refuse collection service was currently `dying on it's feet', and that making a drop off point available for uncollected bags would be a help.

Nearly 82% of Dorset Council's £376.7m budget comes from council tax. It achieved a 96.2% collection rate during 2023/24. In April, the authority said it was delivering a balanced budget without ...