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'Birmingham bin strike has left us with 7ft-high dumping ground'
'Bin strike has left us with a 7ft dumping ground' The Birmingham bin strike has led to a 7ft (2m) high dumping ground containing hundreds of rotting bin bags that residents say has become unbearable. The huge pile of waste in Sparkbrook has built up because people are arriving from out of the area to dump their rubbish, local people say. It has been four weeks since the last collection in the area, but residents say word has got round that if the problem gets "big enough", council teams will...
Major incident emergency declared in Birmingham over bins
Breaking - Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident and is bringing in extra support to clear up 17,000 ton backlog of rubbish Birmingham City Council has this afternoon declared a 'major incident' in the city, saying the bins strike is causing a health and environmental hazard. A backlog of a staggering 17,000 tonnes of waste is now clogging up pavements and causing an unhealthy stench, with rats and maggots running riot. Striking pickets at depots around the city are blamed. They are causing so much disruption that the...