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Birmingham bin strike

Seven men standing in a line. They are all wearing orange high-visibility tabards and all but one are wearing blue baseball caps. In front of them is a large pile of blue bin bags. A street sign nearby reads "SHAKESPEARE ST".

'Bin strike frustration is turning into anger'

A group of volunteer litter-pickers in Birmingham say they are desperate for a resolution.

Birmingham & Black Country

Long queue of cars waiting to enter a park

Mile-long queue at mobile waste collection site

The council has set up mobile bin collections for residents to unload their waste amid the strike.

Birmingham & Black Country

In the foreground there are hundreds of black bin bags and boxes piled over 7 feet high on the corner of a crossroads on Ombersley road, with rows of red and white brick houses in the background and a nursery next door.

'Bin strike has left us with a 7ft dumping ground'

Residents in Sparkbrook say the stench and the number of rats are unbearable and pose a health risk.

Birmingham & Black Country

A woman, Basmin Khan, has dark hair tied back in a ponytail. She has a sage green cardigan on, with a dark green top underneath and is wearing a shimmery scarf. There is a pile of rubbish and bin bags on the pavement behind her

Bin collections in strike are a 'postcode lottery'

Bin collections are currently delayed due to strike action that has been ongoing for weeks.

Birmingham & Black Country

Several black wheelie bins overflowing with rubbish on a Birmingham street

Rats and rubbish as Birmingham bin workers strike