A Birmingham resident dressed as a giant rat confronted city council members this week, demanding answers over a mounting garbage crisis that has left an estimated 21,000 tons of waste piling up due to an ongoing bin worker strike.
The garbage crisis in Birmingham, England, began in March when sanitation workers launched a full-scale strike in protest of proposed pay cuts, according to NPR. With negotiations between the Unite union and the city council at a standstill, refuse collection has halted across large parts of the city.
