Birmingham residents start collecting their own rubbish

As bin collectors' strike enters fifth week, volunteers in Balsall Heath and Small Heath are using tipper truck to clear streets

Volunteers in Birmingham will hit the streets in a tipper truck on Wednesday as they attempt to clean the area of rubbish which has been piling up because of a refuse collectors' strike.

Workers began a series of walkouts on 30 June after an industrial dispute between unions and Birmingham city council over job losses.