The ugly sight of overflowing bins in Shropshire is only getting worse, according to frustrated locals.
It has been blamed on Kier taking over the Shropshire Council contract from Idverde, with the transition causing delays.
Shropshire Council said it is confident the issues will be addressed by the end of this month, with its collection service now being “digitised”.
But Mark Davies said the situation has “not been good” for three months and “it’s just a lot worse these last few weeks”.
“It doesn’t give a good picture of Shropshire,” Mr Davies, 54, said.
“It’s not good for the lorry drivers who are out all week and need to get rid of their rubbish. The smell must be awful as well.”
He said two of the worst bins were on the A49 between Ludlow and Craven Arms at Onibury.
He added: “We drove down A49 towards Leominster going on holiday last week and the bins in the laybys were disgraceful they had overspilled. Litter was everywhere.”
Mr Davies, who lives in Church Stretton and works in Ludlow, said he had been told by Shropshire Council to report any issues via FixMyStreet.
As well as the problems in south Shropshire, the North Shropshire Conservative Association (NSCA) said residents in Whitchurch and other areas nearby are still reporting overflowing bins, more litter and a visible decline in the condition of public spaces.
Shropshire Council told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that, at this stage, it was unable to add to a press release it issued on May 6 highlighting the issues.
At the time, Councillor Vasmer said: “I know that some areas have been experiencing problems with their litter bin collections in recent weeks and I wanted to explain why, but also reassure people that the changes will lead to an improvement in the way bins are emptied.
“The change of contractor has, regrettably, seen some bin collections delayed and I know this has caused concern in many parts of the county.
"However, we are confident that these issues will be sorted out by the end of this month, and that – from that point – we will then see the litter bin emptying service become more efficient and, as our data grows, we will be better able to predict when bins need to be emptied more often.”
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