Birmingham’s bin strikes reveal local problems—and a national one
Rubbish policy and rubbish on the streets
On Birmingham’s poorer streets, veiled mothers push their prams through scattered litter. The remarkably sunny spring would normally be a thrill for their children. Less so this time. The abundant rubbish, in some places piled in heaps two metres high, rots faster in the heat. It has taken on the sweet-and-sour smell of decay. Residents report that rats the size of cats roam, with 17,000 accumulated roadside tonnes to feed on—though your correspondent did not spot any.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “When “equal value” comes to town ”
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