Allotment owners have been left outraged after heaps of rubbish continue to be dumped right outside their gates.
Those with plots at Pleasant Street allotments, Harpurhey, have spoken out as they continue to deal with a 'flytipping epidemic'.
And a Manchester City councillor has said those who are responsible should be 'locked up in Strangeways'.
It is understood that the heaps of rubbish, including bin bags full of waste and unwanted wood and cardboard, have been growing in recent weeks.
This has been 'blocking the road' to the allotments, according to the plot owners.
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Howard Bristol, the Secretary of the Pleasant Street allotments committee, said the situation has been ongoing for some time but has worsened since the removal of nearby CCTV cameras.
He told the M.E.N that the road has been 'piling high with rubbish' and that the area also had issues with the woodland behind the allotments being used for drug dealing during summer.
He said: "I have had a plot here for four years and it has been an ongoing problem here for all that time.
"It is a cul-de-sac so it is clearly an easy target for fly tippers and they think they can just get away with it.
"We all have reported it to the council maybe half a dozen times a year or so, and the council are really good with coming to clear it.
"The only problem is, when the council do move it away, it means people know they can get away with it. If they dump their rubbish, it is cleared away.
"This currently is the worst it has ever been.
"It just keeps on happening and the council coming to clean it up is not solving the problem and is not a solution.
"People just know it as a dumping spot and will keep using it as such unless something is put in place to tackle it and get to the root of the problem."
Howard added that for many, the allotments are a 'haven' and their 'main access to nature', which is being spoiled by heaps of rubbish abandoned outside the gates.
"It's hard to understand why some people think this is okay," he added.
Pat Karney, councillor for Harpurhey tweeted about the flytipping on Sunday, calling it 'unbelievable and disgraceful.'
He added that those responsible should be 'locked up in Strangeways for a long time,' before adding the council will 'get it cleared.'
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News , he added: "Flytipping continues to pollute our communities because the fines are derisory.
"It will only stop when these environmental criminals are thrown in jail.
"Manchester Council must meet with ministers to get the law changed."
In 2020, fines for littering and fly-tipping increased in Manchester after the number of offences rose by a third within a year.
Offenders will receive a fixed penalty notice (FPN) of £150, which is £50 more than what the council had originally charged.
Instances of flytipping can be reported online at the Manchester City Council website.
