Bin strike waste will be cleared by weekend, Birmingham Council says

Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste by the weekend, despite the ongoing dispute with the Unite union.
Craig Cooper, strategic director of city operations, said collections would focus first on “the poorest parts” of the city “affected the most” by the ongoing bin strike.
Striking workers have held a rally a day after Unite union members rejected the city council’s latest pay offer.
Mr Cooper said the amount of uncollected waste had peaked at 22,000 tonnes, but he expected to be back to “one household collection every week” for all residents by the weekend.
Hundreds of bin workers began an all-out strike on 11 March in a standoff with the Labour-run council that has led to bin bags and fly-tipped rubbish piling up on streets.

Source: BBC | Language: English