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As Edinburgh welcomes people from across the country and around the world, bins are overflowing and the streets are strewn with rubbish.
MaxJoss/STV NewsAny cleaning up has fallen to residents and volunteers as cleansing workers in the city strike in a nationwide dispute over pay.
MaxJoss/STV NewsWednesday marked the sixth day of action while a revised pay offer of 5% is being considered. The strike is due to last until August 30.
MaxJoss/STV NewsComedians from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe are to stage a benefit gig, in aid of the city’s striking refuse collectors, on Wednesday.
MaxJoss/STV NewsMore than twenty other council areas will also be affected from later this week.
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