{"id":9656,"date":"2024-02-05T11:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T11:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/?p=9656"},"modified":"2024-02-05T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T11:03:22","slug":"cardiff-bin-strike-affects-residents-life-in-grangetown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/cardiff-bin-strike-affects-residents-life-in-grangetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff bin strike affects residents&#8217; life in Grangetown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The long-standing strike  is  causing great inconvenience and danger  for Grangetown residents &#8212; and they are complaining.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The issue of uncollected waste on the street has been a big problem for residents who live in Grangetown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"691\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-770x416.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-293x158.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-770x416.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/3-293x158.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The strike is over union claims of  bullying and other local issues. The Unite union says Cardiff Council has &#8220;abjectly failed to acknowledge&#8221; their concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest strike action came at the busiest period of the year for refuse collections and caused the streets of Grangetown to be covered in recycling bags for weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-770x420.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-293x160.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-1024x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-770x420.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cardiffnewsplus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/1-293x160.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wallis Feal, who works at Zoe O&#8217;Shea Florist in Grangetown  says &#8220;Obviously when the bins are outside your house for more days than they should be, seagulls start attacking this tied bags, which caused the littered all over the road. 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