The council said non-recyclable waste, including irons and mattresses, had been dumped at the sites turning them into "eyesores".

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Vale of White Horse District Council has blamed "irresponsible companies" and "lazy individuals" for dumping non-recyclable waste at bin sites.

BBC: Oxford

Buckinghamshire County Council said the facility was expected to convert 300, 000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste a year into enough energy to power up to 36, 000 homes.

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Companies that have their origin in social enterprise find that meeting commitments are part of their founding corporate DNA. New Jersey-based TerraCycle, for example, builds its products from non-recyclable waste that would otherwise be dumped in landfills.

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Most households are provided with bins for garden waste, everyday non-recyclable rubbish and a container for paper and tins.

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