As bin collection and street cleaning services restart once again in Edinburgh on Tuesday, locals will be feeling a sense of relief after the chaos of the last week.
The streets of the capital were piled high with waste as the Edinburgh Festival Fringe continued on amid all the rubbish littering. A huge clean up effort was underway to rid the capital of rubbish.
However, The City of Edinburgh Council are expecting the trade unions to call another strike in the coming weeks. Find out more about the next walk-out below.