Refuse refusal: rubbish collectors to let garbage pile up on Melbourne CBD streets during work ban

Industrial action will see rubbish bins go uncollected on Spring, Flinders, Victoria and Spencer streets

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Melbourne's city streets are in danger of disappearing under a pile of waste as rubbish collectors step up demands for a new pay deal.

Nearly 100 staff, covered by the Municipal and Utilities Workers Union (MUWU), kicked off work bans on Thursday by refusing to service four key city streets.