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Why Birmingham can't end its bin crisis one year on

Jan 08, 202613 min
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Episode description

It's been a whole year since Birmingham's refuse workers first went on strike. Since then bin-bag-lined streets, rats and horrible smells have all become an unwanted feature of the UK's second city.

But the union and council have not been in negotiations since the summer.

So why are they still in deadlock and will they ever resolve Birmingham's bin crisis?

ITV Central's Lewis Warner tells Lucy Watson what you need to know.
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