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Residents fuming as changes to bin collections turning area into 'shanty town'
After the local council changed rubbish collection times, locals in Enfield, London have complained about the overflowing black bin bags strewn across the area
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Neighbours from hell fined £2,000 after leaving rubbish strewn across garden
Peter Horsley and Kirsty Bowden were ordered to pay a huge fine after they failed to clear their garden from waste and left a vehicle outside their home - despite warnings from a neighbourhood warden
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Popular beauty spot turned into dump after piles of rotting meat appear
The beauty spot is hidden inside the Kirklees border and the lay-by is a common fly-tipping spot with tyres usually left behind, but locals are now up in arms after piles of rotten meat were dumped
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'Inhuman' smell so bad it causes nosebleeds leaves people unable to open windows
People living in a Lancashire seaside town have been forced to keep their windows and doors firmly shut for two months in a desperate bid to swerve the stink - but to no avail
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Woman fined more than £1k for 'having a messy garden'
A woman whose garden resembled a rubbish tip with dog poo and broken furniture strewn around it has been hit with a huge fine after her council took her to court
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'Our smelly cul-de-sac is plagued with rats after being ignored by the binmen'
Vulnerable residents on a small cul-de-sac in Birmingham claim binmen are ignoring their road on purpose - leaving them with a 'terrible' smell in the area and a booming population of rats and maggots
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One item you should NEVER put in your bin as waste fires spike in UK
Waste authorities and local fire services in Merseyside have seen a spike in blazes triggered by improperly disposed batteries, leading to them to warn Brits on how they throw away old electronics
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Water company shows stomach-churning result of flushing wet wipes down the loo
Severn Trent has shared the horrendous images with a reminder to customers that they are responsible for the waste pipe running away from their home up until it either crosses the property boundary or meets another waste pipe or sewer