Major incident’ declared in Birmingham as 17,000 TONNES of rubbish left strewn across streets after bin strike chaos

A MAJOR incident has been declared in Birmingham as 17,000 tonnes of rubbish have been left strewn across street.

Birmingham City Council has declared a major incident over the bin strike and said that picket lines blocking its depots are preventing waste vehicles from collecting rubbish.

Birmingham has declared a major incident over the bin strike©2025 Tom Bowles Rubbish has been piling up along streets©2025 Tom Bowles

This comes as members of the Unite union in Birmingham...