Dirty old mattresses and broken fridges are a common sight on the streets surrounding Hyde town centre.
Almost every day, more and more rubbish is dumped on corners or outside people's homes.
The moment it's cleared away, something else appears in its place.
According to neighbours, fly-tippers have now become so brazen they don't even bother waiting for darkness to fall anymore.
They simply drive up, empty their cars or vans, and drive off again, without a care for anyone living there.
Photos taken around Nelson Street, Mount Street and Edna Street, show the shocking reality of fly-tipping in the area.
Sofas left in the middle of pavements, bins overflowing with rubbish - even kids' toys and electricals, all just carelessly flung and abandoned without second thought.
It's not a pretty sight - and people are fed up.
"It's horrendous," resident Justine Miles said.
"There are rats running about.
"Rubbish is getting dumped on every corner on an almost daily basis and it's upsetting.
"You want where you live to be nice and clean, not dirty.
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"The people who do it are so brazen, even when it's removed the next day something else is in it's place.
"People won't want to come and live in an area that is known for fly-tipping."
Justine has been lobbying local councillors, urging them to take action, but says she feels less than enthused by the responses she had received.
"People are getting paid to do a job, and it's not being done," she added.
"The community is fed up and something needs to be done.
"We need CCTV so that the people doing this can be caught and prosecuted.
"At the end of the day we all want to live in a nice environment that doesn't have rats running around.
"We all need to to have respect for the communities we live in, together we can make a difference."
A Tameside council spokesman said: "Flytipping is totally unacceptable and it incurs costs that are wholly unnecessary.
"We do our best to combat the problem in the face of a tiny group of irresponsible people, but to prosecute we need evidence.
"If anyone has any information we would ask them to contact us so that we can take action.
"Fly-tipping can be reported through the council website. We will always prosecute when we are able to do so."
