Rochdale council will soon offer two free bulky waste collections a year to battle fly tipping
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPeople in Rochdale will soon be entitled to two free bulky waste collections every year in a move bosses hope will drive down illegal dumping.
The borough suffers some of the highest fly-tipping rates in Greater Manchester - with figures showing the number of incidents more than doubling between 2017 and 2020.
Council leader Neil Emmott last year pledged to bring in free collections for large items - such as unwanted furniture and white goods - and ordered environment and finance chiefs to draw up plans. READ MORE : Car smashes into house in early hours and leaves devastating scene of wreckage Those proposals were signed off by cabinet members on Tuesday night, and will be included in the 2022/23 budget due to be passed next month.
It means that all households will be entitled to two free bulky waste collections each year, up to a maximum of three items.
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