2,500 Wolverhampton households cancel garden-waste collections after council increases fees by 37.5 per cent

Councillor Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member responsible for waste services, revealed the figure in response to a question from Councillor Celia Hibbert during a meeting of Wolverhampton Council.

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At the start of this year, the council raised the cost of its garden waste ‘purple bin’ collection from £40 a year to £55, sparking a petition from the opposition Conservative group.

Councillor Celia Hibbert

But Councillor Gakhal added that 21,471 people had chosen to renew their subscriptions, and would continue to receive the service.