Waste firms have warned of dire consequences if the Government proceeds with proposals to hand powers over collections from businesses to councils.
A range of changes to rubbish collections put out to consultation include local franchising of waste services, in which councils would issue contracts for the collection of commercial waste in a particular area, granting the operator exclusive rights to collect waste.
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