Putting out the bins in Europe

Some councils in the UK now collect rubbish fortnightly rather than every week - how does that compare to other European countries? Councils who have made the switch have seen recycling rates improve from 30% for compared with 23% still collecting every week.

View Full Article 14^th May 2007

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