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"A lot of people are using our areas to do a lot of fly-tipping", he said, adding that he felt there was a "postcode issue" when it came to bin collections.

"It feels like the litter picks aren't making any difference, the litter and the fly-tipping is coming back twofold. It's a gloomy place to be in, it's depressing," she said.

The impact of fly-tipping on communities in the West Midlands, due to the strike, is being debated in the Commons on Tuesday.

The declaration means the authority can increase its street cleaning operation and fly-tipping removal, with an extra 35 vehicles and crews around the city.

He added that there was also a problem with fly-tipping.