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A large stack of black bin bags are piled high to the right of the photograph, while council workers in reflective uniforms sort through rubbish in front of a refuse vehicle in the background, in Birmingham on 3 April

Birmingham bin strike to continue as deal rejected

The month-long walkout has seen bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piled high on Birmingham's streets.

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A huge pile of black binbags and rubbish spread across a pathway, almost as tall as a person. There are two bin lorries with their backs to the pile, and bin workers in fluorescent orange jackets loading rubbish into them

Why are Birmingham bin workers on strike?

The BBC answers some of the most-asked questions about the ongoing strike.

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An open lorry with a scoop attached is gathering up rubbish littering a pavement. Waste looks to have spilled out of bin bags and is scattered along a grass verge

Army experts called in over Birmingham bin strike

The government says office-based military experts will help because of the "public health risk".

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A pile of rubbish on Bromfield Close in Aston on Tuesday 8 April. There are black bin bags and plastic carrier bags full of rubbish, with litter scattered around the heap. A brick wall stands opposite a row of terraced houses.

Neighbouring councils help city as rubbish grows

Councils offer support as the bin strike drags on and mountains of rubbish appear on pavements.

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Rubbish is piled high at a drop off point at a community centre in Birmingham, Britain, on 3 April 2025.

Union bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told

A strike by hundreds of Birmingham refuse workers has seen rubbish piled high on streets.

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A woman in a hat and sunglasses, grey hoodie and blue jeans carrying black bin bags of rubbish. She is stood infront of a bin lorry with various people loading it with rubbish

Labour councillor quits over pest control charges

Councillor Sam Forsyth declared her exit at the council's full council meeting on Tuesday.

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The health secretary Wes Streeting, a clean-shaven man with short dark hair, wears a light blue shirt and black coat, is speaking while looking away from the camera.

Bin strike threat to public health - Streeting

The health secretary says he is concerned about the "poor conditions" on the streets of Birmingham.

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The outside of Birmingham City Council's offices. It is a large brown building with dozens of windows and a large archway with a balcony above the entrance. There is a large, rounded tower on the top. There are steps leading up to the square in front of it

Council ordered to reassess boy's school transport

Before the changes the teenager was able to go to school by minibus with a chaperone

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Rubbish piles up on a street in Birmingham. There are discarded cardboard boxes, black bin bags, and white bin bags next to red bins.

Rayner holds talks in Birmingham over bin strike

Uncollected waste is piling up on the city's street as bin workers continue to strike over pay.

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