To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Free bulky waste collections are to be introduced in Rochdale in a bid to drive down fly-tipping in the borough.
The move was announced by town hall boss Neil Emmott at the latest full council meeting, as he set out his stall on illegal dumping.
Rochdale suffers some of the highest fly-tipping rates in Greater Manchester - with figures showing that the number of recorded incidents in the borough more than doubled between 2017 and 2020. READ MORE: Community skips could be rolled out across Rochdale in bid to drive down fly-tipping It has prompted calls from Liberal Democrat group leader Coun Andy Kelly to reintroduce free bulky waste collections - noting that it seems
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