Nurse’s Distress Over Fly-Tipped Rubbish and Dead Animal Near Her Home Tuesday, January 13, 2026 flytipping rubbish birmingham handsworth nuisance environment cleanup community enforcement health A Birmingham nurse has voiced her distress after discovering a dead animal amid a pile of illegally dumped rubbish outside her home on Wattville Road in Handsworth. The growing mound of waste, including soiled bin bags and a … Read More
Worst Hit Roads in Birmingham During City's Bin Strikes Saturday, December 27, 2025 birmingham binstrike flytipping wastecrisis uniteunion community sparkbrook balsallheath bordesleygreen publichealth In early 2024, Birmingham faced a growing crisis as lengths of the city became overwhelmed with uncollected rubbish. Mountains of black bin liners, household trash, and rotting food waste piled up on junctions, roadsides, … Read More
Chaos, Queues, and a JCB: How Council Lorries Tackled Birmingham's Bin Strike Friday, December 26, 2025 birmingham binstrike wastemanagement mobilewastecentre flytipping community jcb cleanup council recycling In spring 2025, Birmingham grappled with an all-out bin strike that left streets piled high with bags of rubbish. As the situation worsened, the city’s Mobile Household Waste Centres (MHWCs) extended their operations to seven … Read More
Resident Pleads for Urgent Action as Tarry Road Flooded with Rubbish Saturday, December 6, 2025 flytipping birmingham rubbish waste enforcement community health safety environment recycling A Birmingham resident has issued a desperate plea for stronger enforcement as illegal dumping on Tarry Road in Alum Rock spirals out of control, severely impacting the community’s safety and well-being. Wajid Hussain reports … Read More