Fly-tipping reports in Birmingham have almost doubled since bin strikes in the city began and enforcement teams are stretched to capacity, a council report has found.
Mountains of rubbish have been seen in parts of the city at times this year since bin collection workers walked out in January, with an all-out strike since March.
The average number of fly-tipping cases recorded by the city council in eight months in 2024 was 53, compared to an average 96 per month from January to March, with 118 cases in March alone.
On Friday, I saw a raid carried out by police and council officers in the Sandwell area as part of their enforcement efforts in which a man was arrested for suspected fly-tipping offences and a van seized from a nearby home.