COUNCIL workers are refusing to collect overflowing bins in case the lids flip open in the wind and hit them in the face. Instead, they put red stickers on the side of the bins and leave ­rubbish ...

A council in Nottingham has warned that it will no longer allow binmen to collect overflowing bins in case the lid flips open and caused them injury. Bassetlaw District Council said it is taking a ...

The latest health and safety measures see council workers putting red stickers on the bins, and leaving rubbish for the next allotted collection, often meaning the waste is left for another two weeks.

Moncton has set a deadline of July 31 for residents to stop using large, flip-lid garbage containers. Don Morehouse, the director of public works in Moncton, says the large garbage bins appearing ...