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An archive photo of fly-tipped waste in Lime Crescent, Hartlepool.
This will double the number of weekly paid collections slots and reduce the waiting times associated with requests for bulky waste removals, according to officers.
The council also hopes the scheme will reduce fly-tipping incidents – which more than doubled during the initial lockdown when collections stopped.
Cllr John Tennant, chair of the neighbourhood services committee, said: “This recommendation is the best we can offer with regards to bulky waste.
“We can offer more bulky waste collections than we would normally and also that there is a discount for people on benefits.”