Strike over pay leaves city centre bins overflowing, disrupting arts festivals and providing food for vermin
Heritage leaders have warned that Edinburgh faces a surge in rat infestations after a refuse workers’ strike resulted in mountains of food waste, overflowing bins and rubbish accumulating in the city centre.
The city’s refuse workers started a 12-day strike last week in an attempt to force Scottish council leaders to improve on a “derisory” 3% pay offer, with the industrial action timed to hit Edinburgh’s fringe and arts festivals, when visitor numbers peak in the city centre.
