Litter mounts on the streets of Glasgow as cleanings staff continue strikes.
Residents in the city centre have been sharing pictures of the effects of the walkout.
One person noted on Twitter: "I'm shocked at the state of Glasgow city centre today, rubbish everywhere."
Another said: "Walking through Glasgow right now like walking through a dump. Overflowing bins and rubbish everywhere."
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Union members are in a pay dispute with council umbrella organisation COSLA, over pay.
The industrial action started on Wednesday this week, with Unite members walking out, who were joined by GMB members on Friday.
This first wave of industrial actions will continue until Thursday, September 1.
Resuming for a second phase, the strikes will continue between Tuesday, September 6 and Tuesday, September 13.
During this time period, household bins will not be collected and street bins will not be emptied.
On its website, Glasgow City Council said about street bins: “We expect street litter bins, including those in parks, and public recycling points to be affected by the strike action.
“If a bin is already full then please try to find another bin that can take your waste or take your waste home and store it appropriately.”
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GMB, which represents most of the cleansing workers in Glasgow said it will not accept poverty wages.
Keir Greenaway, GMB Scotland Senior Organiser for Public Services, said: “Aspirational proposals from political leaders won’t suspend these strikes and they won’t put a penny more in workers pockets to confront this rapidly deteriorating cost-of-living crisis.
“GMB members are clear that they are not prepared to accept working poverty as an inevitability and their strike actions are a direct response to the failure of political leaders to realise this.
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