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Councils in Greater Manchester reported over 115,000 missed bin collections last year, a new survey has found.

Manchester City Council recorded the most missed collections out of the ten local authorities in the region, but Trafford posted by far the worst rate of missed collections when the size of the local population is taken into account.

Overall, UK councils missed over 10,000 bin collections every working day last year, with local authorities blaming strikes, safety red tape and even 'warm and wet weather ' for letting down taxpayers across the country.

You can see how your local council performed on the bin run last year by searching your postcode on this interactive map:

Manchester City Council missed a total of 22,736 bin collections in 2024, which was rough

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