{"id":15991,"date":"2025-04-13T08:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/15991\/"},"modified":"2025-04-13T08:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T08:13:14","slug":"walsall-council-shares-two-tips-open-for-birmingham-residents-amid-bin-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/15991\/","title":{"rendered":"Walsall Council shares two tips open for Birmingham residents amid bin strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The two tips managed by Walsall<\/a> Council, Fryers Road and Merchants Way, will both be open to Birmingham<\/a> residents between 6pm and 8pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.<\/p>\n

Birmingham City Council<\/a> declared a major incident over the ongoing bin strikes on March 31.<\/p>\n

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Over 350 workers began walkouts in January, escalating to an indefinite strike on March 11.<\/p>\n

The strikes are in response to the removal of the waste recycling and collection officer (WRCO) role. Unite says around 150 workers will lose \u00a38,000 each as a result.<\/p>\n

\"AnAn enormous pile of bin bags and rubbish in Balsall Heath on Tuesday, April 1. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.<\/p>\n

Mounds of waste have been piling up on the streets across the city, with residents reporting sightings of \u2018cat-sized rats\u2019.<\/p>\n

Unite says the dispute will continue unless the pay cuts to bin collectors are reversed.<\/p>\n

\"AA pile of bin bags in the Selly Park area of Birmingham. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.<\/p>\n

Leader of Walsall Council, councillor Garry Perry, said the authority \u2018was proud\u2019 to support its neighbouring council.<\/p>\n

But others have suggested that the move undermines the efforts of the striking bin collectors.<\/p>\n

The additional opening hours will be available to Birmingham residents only, and proof of residency will be required.<\/p>\n

Walsall Council will bill Birmingham City Council the full costs of the support, including the operation of the HWRC sites and the disposal of the waste.<\/p>\n

Councillor Perry said: \u201cOur priority as an authority will always be to serve our residents in Walsall, but we are proud to be able to offer support in difficult times where we can.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo ensure uninterrupted services for Walsall residents, we cannot put forward our waste crews or specialist vehicles to help in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we have offered to extend the opening hours at our HWRCs (Fryers Road and Merchants Way) by two hours across two days per week.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis period would allow Birmingham residents with proof of residence to dispose of their waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy extending our opening hours, we ensure our regular services will remain unaffected. All costs for the proposed support will be recovered in entirety.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor any use of our facilities, the requirement for proof of residency remains in place. This can include driving licenses, council tax letters and utility bills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unite has been approached for statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The two tips managed by Walsall Council, Fryers Road and Merchants Way, will both be open to Birmingham…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,728,4884,8823,379,12,16,15,10847],"class_list":{"0":"post-15991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-ldrs","14":"tag-local-hubs","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-walsall"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114329656044388016","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}