Bin workers went on strike across parts of Scotland earlier this week after talks failed to reach a pay agreement.
Members of the Unite union walked out on August 24 to take part in seven days of industrial action which is set to end on August 31.
It comes after waste workers in Edinburgh walked out on Thursday, August 18 in protest at a "derisory" and "pathetic" pay rise offer from Cosla.
The strike is scheduled to last until August 30, however, rubbish is already piling up in the city centre streets and black bags are rapidly piling up outside homes.
Unison and GMB workers will also be hitting the picket lines over next couple of weeks after talks broken down earlier today. Deputy First Minister John Swinney is now being urged to intervene to resolve the issue.
A COSLA Spokesperson said: “We met with our Trade Union Colleagues earlier today. It was both a constructive and a productive meeting and a new firm offer has now been put to them. It is our hope that they will now take this offer away and consult their membership on it.”
Here's all you need to know about the strikes:
When will strikes take place and which unions are taking industrial action?
Unite
Unite members from Aberdeen City, Angus, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian councils will all go on strike from August 24 to 31.
All 13 will join their colleagues in Aberdeenshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Dunbartonshire, Edinburgh Fife and North Ayrshire from September 8 to 13.
Unison
Unison members from Aberdeenshire, Clackmannanshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, Stirling and South Lanarkshire will walk out on August 26 to 29 then from September 7 to 10.
GMB
GMB members from Aberdeen, Angus, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Lothian, Falkirk, Glasgow, Inverclyde, Highland, Midlothian, Orkney, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Perth and Kinross, and North Lanarkshire will hit the picket line from August 26 to 29 then again from September 7 to 10.
What is the average refuse worker salary?
Bin workers across Scotland typically earn less than £25,000-a-year. While some employed in Scotland's biggest city Glasgow earn less than £20,000-per-year.
What are workers being offered?
Council umbrella organisation Cosla agreed to offer unions a rise of five per cent in wages. The hourly rate in Scotland will be raised to £10.50.
Its previous offer of 3.5 per cent was rejected.
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