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On the same day that the streets of Balsall Heath were being overwhelmed with rubbish, so much that it was hard in places to walk down the street, a few miles away in wealthy Harborne, wheelie bins stood neatly waiting for collection with no sign of any additional waste.

She said despite paying more, there are still potholes on roads and no wheelie bins for rubbish and recycling.

"People were going to the wagons to put the rubbish in themselves, which you shouldn't do, and emptying wheelie bins in the road."

Ms Knowles said there was a traffic island at the spot and people were walking across the road with wheelie bins while traffic was trying to manoeuvre around them.

For many cycling enthusiasts, the news has been wheelie exciting.