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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

INSANE: Rubbish situation sydney bins left uncollected for weeks as workers strike over pay | Vintage Vibes

Overflowing household rubbish bins
Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore says the garbage collector strike will not affect WorldPride events in the city. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

Jessica Jones went nearly three weeks without having her rubbish picked up by garbage collectors and the smell was getting unbearable.

“They just stopped coming – we would put out our bins on a Sunday night and they wouldn’t be picked up,” she said. “The smell was atrocious.”

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