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Special waste pick-up charges to rise by 10 per cent in Dudley

Dudley Council charges for special waste collections of furniture and white goods are set to rise by 10 per cent.

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If approved as part of the local authority's 2017/18 budget, from April it will cost nearly £50 to have large items of furniture removed through the council's commercial and domestic waste service.

According to the council's figures it currently costs them £135,000 per year to clear furniture through their special waste collection service, which generates just £63,000.

Councillor Hilary Bills, said: "All of the hikes have come about after we looked at what other councils and the private sector companies were charging."

It follows news that the cash-strapped council is also hoping to boost its coffers by bringing in parking charges at parks and nature reserves across the borough.

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