HOUSEHOLDERS on a Normanton street have called for a crackdown on fly-tippers after a bin full of chicken livers, a pile of asbestos and three sofas were dumped outside their homes.
They praised the council for its swift response once the rubbish was reported in Woolrych Street.
But residents said they want more done to stop it from happening again.
The council says it expects the situation to improve as it is recruiting more enforcement officers.
Dawn Gee, from the Normanton Empowerment Team (NET), which reported the issue on Tuesday, said one person told her organisation it was "the same day in, day out", and is "desperately trying to find another house so his family can move away".
Yesterday afternoon she said that the asbestos was still in the street.
Mrs Gee said: "I appreciate that the council has cleared most of the waste quickly – but no one should have to open their front door to face this.
"It is a serious health risk. Local residents advised us that the settees arrived in the middle of the night and the chicken livers had been there for a few days. The smell was horrendous."
Mrs Gee added: "The NET team have been campaigning for enforcements to be carried out for a number of years now and nothing has happened."
Amreen Razzaq, 25, of Woolrych Street, said it would have taken a lot longer in the past for the waste to be cleared up. But she said: "It happens a lot on the street – sofa, black bags, sometimes rotting food. More needs to be done about it."
Martin Bicknall, 23, said the regular fly-tipping was "annoying" and that people should be thinking about the safety of children in the street.
Councillor Hardyal Dhindsa, cabinet member for planning, environment and public protection, said the new enforcement roles, known as "neighbourhood officers", were being recruited now.
He said: "They will be able to target people who are not recycling properly or fly-tipping and then work through the process of engagement and enforcement."
Mr Dhindsa said that, in the past, officers might have spent two or three weeks dealing with rubbish problems in an area but that, when they had to move on, the issues would come back.
He said: "With increased numbers, we are hoping to have a more consistent engagement and enforcement process."
Mr Dhindsa said he encouraged residents to keep working with the council and to report fly-tipping incidents.
