Two reports of people setting up additional refuse collections in areas where fortnightly collections have been introduced have been featured in local and national press.
In Tamworth "an entrepeneur" has set up his own service and as he holds a waste licence, little can be done to prevent him from doing so.
Also, in Telford, a resident has purchased a used refuse vehicle and she will be collecting household waste from homes in the area where fortnightly collections are inadequate. The full story is printed in the Bristol Evening Post but was covered by the Mail on Sunday and on the BBC TV News this morning.