Edinburgh bin strikes: Major clear up under way as waste and cleansing services resume<br /><br />A major clear up operation is under way across Edinburgh after a first wave of strikes by council bin workers came to an end – but the piles of rubbish littering the streets of the Capital are expected to take some time to clear.<br />The city’s waste workers walked out on August 18 as part of a pay protest against local government, but they returned to their bin lorries and street sweepers on Tuesday (August 30) after nearly two weeks of industrial action.<br /><br />City of Edinburgh Council said additional resources would be deployed to support the clean up, particularly in the centre and other areas that have been most impacted by the strike.<br /><br />However, it said many residents would not have their full backlog of waste collected before the next round of action on September 6.<br /><br /><br /><br />
