Giant rats and stench: No end in sight for Birmingham’s ‘Binmageddon’

Mountains of rubbish blight the streets of the UK’s second biggest city with no end in sight to a dispute that has been going on for weeks.
Wherever you stand on the contentious issue of Birmingham’s bin strikes, the reality remains the same.
Almost every residential area is plagued by overflowing bins. Rats and other vermin are taking over the streets, and fly-tippers are exploiting the strike by dumping rubbish in open spaces.
More than a million people have been affected. Some say they are being held to ransom over the fate of a small number of refuse collectors. While others accuse the bankrupt city council of snatching money from essential workers due to its own financial mismanagement.
“The sights are absolutely shocking,” explained Dan O’Brien, who lives in the city centre. “It’s such a terrible situation.”

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