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Bulky waste or bulky refuse is a technical term taken from waste management to describe waste types that are too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection. It is usually picked up regularly in many countries from the streets or pavements of the area. This service is provided free of charge in many places, but often a fee has to be paid.
The ODPM proposed in 2006, as part of other transfers of powers to the Greater London Authority, to give it a waste function.The Mayor of London has made repeated attempts to bring the different waste authorities together, to form a single waste authority in London similar to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority which deals with waste from all households in Greater Manchester.
The new council formally came into its powers on 1 April 1965, at which point the old boroughs and their councils were abolished. [9] [10] In 1966 the city was granted the dignity of having a lord mayor. [11] The council's full legal name is "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of the City of Westminster", but it is generally known as Westminster City ...
Collection points for recyclable waste such as green waste, metals, glass and other waste types (including WVO [1] [2]) are available. Items that cannot be collected by local waste collection schemes such as bulky waste are also accepted. In the United Kingdom, civic amenity sites are informally called "tips" or "dumps".
Westminster Council House, also known as Marylebone Town Hall: Completed 1920 for the old St Marylebone Borough Council and now serves as main meeting place of Westminster City Council. From 1856 the area was also governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London.
The new scheme aims to prevent fires caused by fly-tipping in part of Hull, the council says. Hull streets get free bulky waste collection to tackle fly-tipping fires Skip to main content
There has been criticism from residents of Newcastle-under-Lyme after the council spent £2.4 million to improve its recycling in the borough, however the fleet of new vehicles are too wide to fit down some narrow roads. This has left some residents going for up to a fortnight without any waste collection service. [27]
Almost 2,500 out of 10,500 short-term lets are suspected of breaking rules