The number of bins in Edinburgh's city centre is set to double under plans by the council to increase its waste and cleansing budget by more than £4 million in a bid to clean up the capital.
The 'wish list' drawn up by the authority's Labour administration includes doubling the number of bins in the city centre, hiring 55 additional street cleansers and the establishment of a new graffiti task force.
It comes just weeks after the council's refuse staff went on strike over a pay dispute leaving the city's streets strewn with litter and bins overflowing during peak festival season.
