Resident Jill Mawby said bags had not been taken for eight weeks, rats were seen nearby and the smell was "awful".
BBC: Colchester binmen 'blame EU law for missed collections'
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The binmen said an EU law meant they could not put their hands where they could not see them and the waste area in the block of flats was too dark, Ms Mawby said.
BBC: Colchester binmen 'blame EU law for missed collections'