Dudley Council is pumping almost £1.15 million into improved waste services and street cleaning across the borough, with residents in Kingswinford set to see the effects. The investment, announced on 26 June, includes £150,000 to double the frequency of pop-up tips in the north of the borough and £670,000 for a new deep cleaning hit squad, as detailed on the council’s news site.
The hit squad will deploy five new teams to tackle litter hotspots across each of the borough’s neighbourhood areas—Dudley North, Dudley Central, Brierley Hill, Halesowen and Stourbridge. Fifteen people are being recruited for grounds maintenance, covering 200 miles of grassed areas, verges, central reservations, traffic islands, public footpaths, parks, open spaces and council housing land. Additional enforcement officers will also target fly-tipping, with offenders facing fixed penalty fines of up to £500.
The pop-up tips will now run four times a month, alternating between Lister Road depot in Dudley and The Northway Depot in Sedgley on the first four Saturdays of each month. Residents can drop off green waste, wood, scrap metal, small electrical items, general waste, bricks, rubble, plasterboard, household waste, furniture, mattresses and general recycling, but hazardous waste such as gas cylinders, oils, paints, batteries and car tyres will not be accepted. All slots must be pre-booked online through the council’s booking system, and the council is urging residents to cancel any reservations they no longer need to free up capacity and cut waiting times.
The investment builds on £268,000 approved in February 2026 and marks a significant re-investment in neighbourhood services that had been cut back in previous years due to financial pressures. Council Leader Patrick Harley has stated that the council’s finances are now more stable, allowing it to deliver on pledges to improve visible services. The Household Waste and Recycling Centre on Birmingham Road in Stourbridge also reopened seven days a week from 7 April 2026 with extended summer hours. Discussions continue with Wolverhampton City Council over potential access to Anchor Lane Household Waste and Recycling Centre, but the neighbouring authority is not currently in a position to provide it.
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