The injunction set out expected behaviour from those picketing and aimed to prevent the obstruction of vehicles leaving the depots.
The council has said that the disruption has led to a backlog of approximately 12,800 tonnes of waste on the streets.
In a statement, the council said that “whilst everyone has a right to protest, the council has a public health duty to uphold, and clearing waste is central to this”.
Prior to the injunction, the council issued Unite’s lawyers with a letter before action, and were given assurances in writing that there would be a change at the depots.
The council said this did not happen, which led to it taking the decision to proceed with the application. Its statement said: “This is not something we wanted to do and have given Unite many opportunities to co-operate with us and avoid this course of action.
“The health and safety of the people of Birmingham is vitally important, and the council has been forced to take this action to prevent waste accumulating across our city, impacting deprived communities the most.”
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