PARENTS living in “disgusting” streets strewn with broken glass, vomit and food waste say they cannot leave their children out to play.

They say the area around Atkins Road, Belmont Park Road and William Street in Leyton is constantly full of rubbish and gangs of drunk revellers wake them at 4am.

In response to the mounds of fly-tipping, Waltham Forest Council painted ‘no dumping’ signs on the pavements but residents say it has done nothing to deter the culprits.

Robert Hayward walks through William Street on his way to the shops every week.

The 60-year-old who lives in Whipps Cross said: “I work with disabled people and I always see things from a blind person’s point of view when I see broken glass on the streets.

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“I have to step over the food on my way to the shop and it is unpleasant.

“The people don’t respect the environment anymore. I always see mattresses dumped and beer cans stuck in hedges.

“I have spent hours picking up litter and it is back within a few days so it is soul destroying.

“We pay council tax but the council are not doing enough. They should put more money into stopping the fly-tipping and less into Mini-Holland.”

Mr Nawaz, who has lived in Belmont Park Road for 30 years, said all his previous neighbours have moved away due to the dirty streets and now he is forced to do the same.

The 45-year-old father-of-three said: “There’s puke and glass on the pavements and the other day I was walking along talking to my nephew and he almost stepped in the glass.

“It has gotten so bad it is unbelievable and now we are so fed up that we are moving because our kids cannot walk on the pavement.

“It is disgusting. At 4am people shouting, drinking and urinating in the street wake us up and it is terrible.

“It is affecting my kids because they can’t sleep and two of whom are doing their A levels.

“The council clear it and the next day there is more rubbish dumped and it is very annoying.”

Mrs Donnes has lived on the street for 42 years and says she has never seen it in such a bad state.

The 77-year-old said: “I am disabled and when I have to go to the hospital for a blood test I have to walk past the rubbish and it is not very nice.

“They need to put cameras up because this used to be a clean street and it has really gone down in the past few years.

“The people don’t respect it.”

One woman living in Atkins Road, who did not wish to be named, said: “It is absolute filth.

“Over Christmas it got worse because the council didn’t come to clear the rubbish.

“I have given up ringing the council because as soon as the bags are removed more is dumped and it is disgraceful.”

Cllr Clyde Loakes, deputy leader and cabinet member for environment said: “The dedicated neighbourhoods ward officer for these roads is carrying out intensive monitoring to ensure any fly-tips are cleared quickly and every effort is made to track down the culprits. 

“We are also putting extra resources into this in the form of NSL officers, who also have the authority to issue £400 Fixed Penalty Notices to anyone caught fly-tipping. 

“We are considering the use of mobile CCTV units in this area to enhance the options that we currently have available to us, but there is limited resource available for this. 
 “We have issued around 150 £400 fixed penalty notices for fly-tipping offences since these powers were made available to us last year, which is one the highest rates in the country."