A Birmingham resident whose car was destroyed by rats in a street where piles of rubbish were "as tall as" him is "disappointed" that bin workers have rejected the deal to end the long-running strike.
Rats have been seen scurrying around mounting piles of rubbish, food waste and bin bags outside homes, shops and restaurants in the city since hundreds of refuse workers went on strike last month.
Adam Yasin, 33, from the Balsall Heath area of the city, said his Mercedes was "completely written off" just weeks ago because rats had chewed through wires in the engine.
He said: "Because of that certain wiring, the car wouldn't start. They said they need to rewire the whole car but the insurance company said it was too expensive.
"It has been really bad, especially where I live, there are a lot of restaurants there. I swear there was a pile (of rubbish) as tall as me, I kid you not.
"Today they collected the rubbish that was on the floor, so the bags that were on the floor, but the bins are still left."
Mr Yasin said it has been a "nightmare" to get rid of his own rubbish but he could not get to a mobile rubbish collection site opened by Birmingham City Council because his car was damaged.
