Birmingham City Council responded after the Handsworth street was covered in bags of rubbish
Wattville Road in Handsworth became a ‘dumping ground’ for rubbish(Image: )
A Birmingham resident said ‘enough is enough’ after her pavement was ‘covered with filth’.
With the ongoing bin strike, the Handsworth local was fuming after her road became a ‘dumping ground’.
Heaps of bin bags covered access to the pavement on Wattville Road and the resident said the sight of mice was ‘the final straw’.
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Speaking to BirminghamLive, the resident said: “I am suffering from severe low moods because of my health issues but seeing mice running in my property is the final straw.
“I am a registered nurse but currently not working due to these issues and waiting for a partial knee replacement.
Heaps of rubbish in Wattville Road, Handsworth(Image: )
“The property next to me is empty, so it has been used as a dumping ground outside for rubbish.
“I am at the end of my tether. This needs to be sorted out.
“Yes, we have had bad weather, but this is unacceptable.
“Parents passing with children have to use the road as the pavement is covered with filth.
“This is directly next to my home. The same home I have lived in for 32 years.
“How are they allowed to continue striking for so long?
“As a nurse, I would never let my patients down for the sake of a few more pounds; enough is enough.”
BirminghamLive contacted Birmingham City Council who confirmed rubbish would ‘be cleared’ from the Handsworth street.
Cllr Majid Mahmood, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: “We are deeply concerned to hear about the distress this resident is experiencing and take these matters very seriously.
“The well-being of our residents is our top priority.
“We have immediately escalated this case, and the waste has been cleared.
“Birmingham City Council’s contingency plan for strike action provides enough capacity to provide a kerbside waste collection to every household in Birmingham every week.
“People should present their waste for collection outside of their own homes and not outside other properties – even if those properties are empty.
“Our Waste Enforcement Unit can investigate incidents like this in order to keep areas clean and to enforce waste regulations.”