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| Talks to resolve capital bin row | Talks to resolve capital bin row |
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| Talks aimed at ending a dispute between refuse workers and Edinburgh City Council are being held. | Talks aimed at ending a dispute between refuse workers and Edinburgh City Council are being held. |
| The local authority is meeting with the Unite trade union as private contractors work to clear a rubbish backlog from the city. | The local authority is meeting with the Unite trade union as private contractors work to clear a rubbish backlog from the city. |
| Bin men are taking part in a work-to-rule in protest at a proposed new pay system which could see their earnings cut from £18,000 to £12,000. | Bin men are taking part in a work-to-rule in protest at a proposed new pay system which could see their earnings cut from £18,000 to £12,000. |
| The talks come as the city prepares to kick off its festival season. | The talks come as the city prepares to kick off its festival season. |
| The situation has led to collections of household waste running up to four weeks behind schedule. | The situation has led to collections of household waste running up to four weeks behind schedule. |
| Edinburgh resident, Brian Farrell told BBC Scotland: "I see the rats very late at night and in the early morning as well, scurrying about plus you've got the seagulls. | Edinburgh resident, Brian Farrell told BBC Scotland: "I see the rats very late at night and in the early morning as well, scurrying about plus you've got the seagulls. |
| "They're swooping in to enjoy the food that's been burst open by the rats and sometimes the foxes as well." | "They're swooping in to enjoy the food that's been burst open by the rats and sometimes the foxes as well." |
| A team of about 20 private contract workers have begun clearing a backlog of waste from the city centre. | A team of about 20 private contract workers have begun clearing a backlog of waste from the city centre. |
| Council staff are understood to be tackling waste piles in the wider city area. | Council staff are understood to be tackling waste piles in the wider city area. |