'What do we pay tax for?' Fortnightly bin collections in Wolverhampton opposed by 84 per cent

As part of the shake-up of the council's budget,

, while controversial slop buckets will be scrapped and a charge of £35 a year will be levied on residents taking up a new 42-week garden waste collection service.

The authority is due to agree a range of cost cutting measures aimed at saving £2.4 million a year as part of wider plans to make £54.6m of savings by 2019-20.

Part of the plans will also see a new superdump created on land off Hickman Avenue in East Park, in a move that will see the closure of the city's two tips at Anchor Lane and Shaw Road.

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News of the plans caused uproar among many residents, with 84 per cent of people in our poll voting against the fortnightly bin collections.

More than 3,500 people voted in the poll which asked: 'Are you satisfied to have your bins collected every two weeks?' Only 16 per cent of people were in favour of the move.

Commenting after the news broke on Monday, Danyelle Morris said: "Cash strapped? How come there are renovating the civic centre then? As a family of seven who recycle we desperately need our brown bin emptied every week!

"Bet they don't adjust the council tax to reflect this! Sick of decisions being made we have no say in!"

Rebecca Brown asked a simple question: "Remind me again why we pay council tax....?"

Steven Boyle added: "Walsall already doing fortnightly collections and it's not working! Fly tipping on the rise recycle contamination on the rise due to domestic waste going into the recycle bins. Streets are turning into litter tips I've never seen Walsall so bad! And it's only going to get worse as more cuts over the next few years."

And Michael Ward asked: "How much more money are the council going to waste replacing all the brown bins with bigger ones?"

However, many believed the move will help encourage recycling.

John Rhodes said: "This is a sensible and practical move. If everyone recycles correctly they will struggle to fill their residual waste bin every fortnight."

While Hayley Wood added: "Don't you think as a society we have become wasteful? Why do some feel it's the councils responsibility to deal with our waste? I feel we have a duty to consume less and take care of the environment we live in."

Dave Mattox: "What is waste? Precisely that!! The majority of things can be recycled which should pay for itself."

Residents of other nearby areas also chipped in their views on the proposals.

Lisa Harrison said: "We have had fortnightly collections for years in Cannock Chase District. You get used to it. Not too good in the warm summer months though with flies!"

David Erfani of Walsall commented: "Believe it or not this has worked for my family in Walsall. The only trouble is if you forget to put the bin out. Phone reminders have been very important."

And Andy Kelbie said: "We're Staffordshire and have received fortnightly collections for years now... We're a family of 5 and I'm a firm believer that if you dispose of your recycling efficiently, your everyday refuse could even go to a 3 week collection at a push."

People also had their say on the plans to create a new superdump.

Lesley Jones suggested: "It's the closing of the two tips the will cause a lot of fly tipping if you live in the side of town that is not near the super tip are you going to go there to dispose of large article."

Lynda Jones said: "Having one supertip is a mistake.... the traffic queues will be a problem. It is bad enough at the moment around the tip near the Stafford Road.

There should be a myriad of local tips that are collected from by the council weekly and taken to the big one."

Some people believe that the dump will lead to more instances of flytipping.

Regular commenter Sharmwolf, said: "Who is going to queue for three to four hours to use the fantastic new super dump? Wolverhampton is becoming a super dump."

And Daniel Lee commented: "Fly tipping is already a major problem and sadly it's likely to get a whole lot worse especially with the closure of two tips planned."

But not everyone blamed the council...

Lester knew who he thought was to blame: "The council has had to sustain £200 million in cuts from central government last year and this is a symptom of those cuts so if people want services there's a simple solution, stop voting Conservative."