Birmingham’s bin-strike woes escalated this week when police were called to a mobile waste collection service that became swarmed by locals desperate to get rid of their rubbish. In Moseley, a ...

Strikes by refuse workers in Birmingham have led to scenes of chaos, with bins piling up on streets, reports of rats, and some residents saying their recycling hasn't been collected in a month ...

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An indefinite all-out strike for bin workers in Birmingham is under way, as rubbish continues to pile up in the streets. The action officially started at 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, however, collectors ...

Refuse workers lined up in front of the Tyseley depot on Tuesday morning An indefinite all-out strike for bin workers in Birmingham is under way, as rubbish continues to pile up in the streets.

An all out bin strike is about to get under way in Birmingham. Not for the first time in our city's recent tumultuous history, the streets of Birmingham are filling up with unemptied bins as the ...

By last October, Susan was drinking up to two bottles of wine a day, ditching her empty bottles in public bins on her dog walk to hide her consumption. “I lost all self-confidence,” she says.

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Elderly residents of a supported living complex say they have been hoarding rubbish inside their apartments due to industrial action by Birmingham bin workers. John Harrison, who lives in Westhall ...

Nearly 700 people have signed a petition calling for Birmingham City Council to end the bin strike and repay council tax. Fed-up residents have put up with weeks of missed collections as piles of ...

If you live in a house, terrace or apartment building in our local area, there are many ways for you to recycle. When you finish using an item, check if it can be recycled in your yellow lid bin or ...