Bin collections resume after first wave of council strikes
Image caption, Rubbish has been piling up in Glasgow city centre Refuse collections around Scotland are restarting as the first wave of strikes by council bin workers ends. Unions launched industrial action on 18 August in a pay dispute with local government body Cosla. The walkout ended in Edinburgh on Tuesday, but rubbish continued to pile up in 13 other Scottish council areas, including Glasgow and Aberdeen. There will be further strikes in 19 councils areas across Scotland between 6 - 13 September. Glasgow City Council said it would begin to collect waste across the city from Thursday, but warned residents there would a "significant delay" to all collections because of the extensive backlog. When are the next bin strikes planned? Government 'cannot offer' more money to end strikes The view from both sides of the bin strike boundary City of Edinburgh Council has announced further changes to its bin collection schedule as the clear-up operation continues, urging r...