The streets of Edinburgh are strewn with rubbish and bins are overflowing as waste workers strike across Scotland. Tuesday (August 23) marks day five of the strike that is due to last until August 30.
Rubbish is piling up as the city is packed with tourists and people attending the last days of the world-famous Fringe Festival. The workers have walked out in protest at a 3.5% pay rise offer unions blasted as "derisory" and "pathetic".
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