Residents are worried about increased mice due to uncollected bins for 5 weeks on a Birmingham estate.
Karima Gordon, a resident of Shepherds Gardens, reports five missed collections. This means trash pickup occurs every three weeks now, a significant decrease from the previous twice-weekly service. She claims that open bags attract rodents, causing concern among residents.
Karima worries the mice could enter homes, leaving her feeling stressed and very fed up. She says she calls the council constantly, but sadly, nothing has changed so far. People also complain about the smell of rubbish, which one must walk past to enter the block.
The collections are every three weeks now instead, with strikes disrupting the service, according to Karima. The rubbish keeps piling higher as they missed around five collections. The smell hits you entering the flats, with a room near entries is filled to the top.
You must also walk by trash to enter buildings. Karima sprays air freshener due to the smell, but she cannot get rid of the rubbish odor. She saw around five mice near the open bags, which raises serious health concerns.
She wants to prevent mice entering flats and keeps calling the council about missed bins. They don’t accept complaints during the strikes, but strikes are not continual either. The council apologized for any interruption to the service.
Birmingham City Council is aware of missed pickups and logs them in their system. Reporting via phone or online works too, excluding recycling, which is currently suspended. They log such events as missed collections now. The council is clearly aware of this issue, and FAQs to residents also include this information. You can report a missed bin online, they say.