A woman from Newport is not happy with the "disgusting" state of her street - and used social media to effectively call out the issue.
Hannah Grist, who lives in the Maindee area of the city, posted some lovely pictures of her house on Twitter.
She tweeted: "So I’m pretty proud of my house, I think I’ve done a good job but god forbid if I wanted to ever sell because the street I live in is just VILE."
In a second tweet, she contrasted this with a few shots of the street, just the other side of her front door, revealing the mess on the street outside.
The 37-year-old, who lives with her boyfriend, said she contacted Newport Council on January 17, and again on January 24, but nothing had been done.
Hannah explained: "The house I live in is actually the home I grew up in so I’ve been living in the street since I was four.
"I moved out when I was in my 20s but came back about four years ago and have been renovating my home since."
She said that certain parts of the street have always been notoriously messy but the last two to three months have been the worst she's ever seen it.
Hannah said: "I walk to work, so left for work one day and was disgusted by the state of the street, so decided to take photos and report to Newport City Council (NCC) via their online system and requested a street clean and attached photos.
"A week went by with no response so I updated the request with more images taken that week still no response so on the third week I took more photos and tweeted.
"I appreciate that NCC didn’t cause the mess.
"The residents of the street did, it’s not due to smaller bins, it’s down to shear laziness, recycling bins are not used. And when they are they are filled with general waste.
"The issue I do have with NCC is the lack of enforcement, once a bin has been labelled contaminated and collection refused, then what?
"It would appear nothing.
"I’ve had to get a bin lock on my wheelie bin because residents are then disposing of their waste in my bin because their own is too full."
Hannah added: "Apart from household waste the street is covered in litter. Why isn’t this being addressed?
"Dog mess? Never cleaned. Over grown weeds everywhere - what happened to weed spraying?
"I feel like this area is continuously neglected"
Despite her tweets, Hannah isn't looking to sell her home but she does think that the street would cause the price to drop.
"I don’t have any immediate plans to sell up, but it goes without saying that if I did my house price would certainly be effected by the state of the street in which I live."
Newport Council confirmed that its "cleansing team is due to attend" the area on Friday, January 31.
On the council website, they explain: "Any rubbish should fit in the bin with the lid closed.
"If waste is left on top of the bin, or by the side, it will not be collected but will be placed inside your bin where possible.
"Excess rubbish can be put out on your next collection day or taken to the Household Waste Recycling Centre."
The council also explains what happens if residents don't recycle:
Residents who present an overflowing rubbish bin or extra bags of waste will receive a reminder about how to recycle
If this happens a second time, a warning will be issued and any excess waste will be left uncollected and the responsibility of the resident. A council officer may visit to give advice on how to sort and recycle waste
An overflowing rubbish bin on a third occasion will result in the issue of a statutory notice under Section 46. The excess waste will not be collected and will remain the responsibility of the resident
Breaches of the statutory notice during a 12 month period will carry a Fixed Penalty Notice of £100
