Rubbish charging given go-ahead
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Councils in England are to be given powers to introduce controversial "pay-as-you-throw" charges.
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Plan to have domestic rubbish weighed by microchips in bins in order to encourage recycling.
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By Tom Coombe, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  May 31--A Plainfield Township landfill has paid a $56,000 fine for letting litter escape from its boundaries.
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By Walter Griffin, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Feb. 15--BELFAST -- A local discount retailer has agreed to pay $8,250 to the state's hazardous waste fund after admitting that it improperly disposed of hundreds of fluorescent light bulbs.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 10--Adding a fee to utility bills   The state's consumer advocate has concluded that higher electricity rates could be in your best interest.   And yes, there is a method to the madness.
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A controversial charge on cars that enter the centre of the the British capital is to be extended Monday to some of London's plushest districts -- threatening a new wave of anger.
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By Don Spatz, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 24--After a three-month battle resolved in court, the question of whether to begin citywide trash hauling finally is on the ballot for voters to decide.
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By John Estus, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--SPENCER -- A waste disposal company's plan to add to a landfill here troubles local officials and residents.
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By Jeffrey S. Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 18--A public hearing scheduled for tonight could determine whether a contract to build a giant landfill in Camden County will be extended to pay early dividends and accept trash from a reduced number of states.
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A law making UK producers of electronic goods responsible for the recycling of their goods finally comes into force.
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By Joe Nixon, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Feb. 1--Garbage collection in Palmer will have a new, uniform look if supervisors adopt the recommendation of the township Environmental Steering Committee in deciding on a new five-year garbage contract.
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Â· Charity donations take total bill to Â£2.5mÂ· Broadcaster to sue telephone services firm
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Chips in bins which help councils charge for rubbish collections could be common across the UK in two years.
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Chip'n'bin misery for celebrity muckrakers foretold Reports this morning have it that government plans for bin charging are back on, after an apparent attack of cold feet by the Prime Minister last week.â¦
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone on Tuesday announced plans to ramp up charges on people driving gas-guzzling vehicles into the city centre, in a bid to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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By John Castellucci; Journal Staff Writer  PAWTUCKET - A City Council committee is recommending the elimination of fees for the pickup of bulky trash items.
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LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was to decide later yesterday whether to contest a charge of improper conduct arising out of last monthâs controversial clash with arch-rivals Manchester United.