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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell and Rachael Burford

Brick Lane blighted by ‘Mount Everest’ of rubbish as bin collection strike enters second week

Rotting rubbish was piled high in streets across the East End on Monday as waste collection workers began a second week of strikes over pay.

At tourist hotspot Brick Lane, which is famous for its Indian restaurants and bagel shops, residents and business owners described a “Mount Everest” of waste following seven days of missed collections.

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