Furious Birmingham residents threaten to empty rubbish onto streets over collections row

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An 82-year-old Birmingham resident has warned furious neighbours will tip their household waste into the street if the council fails to address what he describes as unacceptable refuse collection services.Tony Kaye, who lives on Edward Road in Balsall Heath, claims rubbish bins in his area overflow on a weekly basis, with proper collections occurring only once every three to four months.The pensioner has threatened direct action should conditions worsen to levels seen earlier this year."The residents here are up in arms about this.

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If the bin system gets as bad as it was in January, we will empty it in the middle of the road," he told Birmingham Live.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "It hasn't reached that point, but if it gets to it, we will stop all the bloody traffic and empty bins in the street."According to Mr Kaye, council dustcarts have been visiting the street but only removing overflow bags while leaving the actual bins untouched and full of old waste."On Tuesday, April 7,...

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