A pensioner has been angered by bins being left on his street which he says are making it a 'dumping ground'. Christopher Reilly, of Petersham Mews, Lenton, claims bins are being returned to the middle of the street by binmen, and are then not brought in by neighbours, which is creating a mess outside of his home.
The 80-year-old resident, who has lived in the cul-de-sac for 40 years, said the line of bins has led to fly tipping. And Mr Reilly called on someone to take responsibility for the issue.
"What the problem is, is not with the students but with the council; they're not putting the bins back where they should be going. The arrangement is they collect the bins at the end of the drive and they're supposed to put them back there. But they don't so what happens is they're all in the middle of the road and then people think 'lets dump some rubbish here'," Mr Reilly said.
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The city council said the responsibility to put bins out at the right time for collection and return them to the appropriate place lay with the households. But the authority added it would investigate the specific issue in relation to where the bins are being returned.
And, in the meantime, the council said a team would be sent out to tidy up the area and put the bins back. It was also suggested some of the properties affected could be vacant with the student academic year having ended - before students start back in September.
However, Mr Reilly said "If you're a student and there's four of you in a house and you dump the rubbish in your bin, you're doing the right thing but then the bins aren't returned to the houses. Nobody takes responsibility and drags them to their house, and then what happens is people see it and dump rubbish here.
"I had to lean out the window the other week and tell a bloke he couldn't put his rubbish there. It's being treated as a dumping ground."
Mr Reilly even claimed some people had attempted to dump sofas next to the bins, saying the wider problem was ruining the "brilliant" street.
"The area has gone downhill. It's been going on for a couple of years and it has got worse. More houses have been sold and the people who buy them let them.
"It's a brilliant place but it's going downhill because of the dustbins. It backs onto the canal and there's views but, on the front where the dustbins are, it is a mess."
A Nottingham City Council spokesperson said: “It is the responsibility of households to put their bins out at the right time for collection and return them to an appropriate place where they don’t cause an obstruction or other problems.
“We will look into what the issues are behind bins not being located appropriately in this location, but, in the meantime, we will send a team to tidy up the area and put the bins back. It’s possible some properties are vacant due to the academic year having ended, and we will ensure that we communicate with any students moving into the area for the new academic year about what is expected.”
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