A man has expressed his frustration at “unsightly and unhygienic” rubbish strewn across his street.

Steve Kuti, who lives in Washington Street in the Hanover region of Brighton, said small box bins to dispose of paper and plastic result in refuse being scattered by the wind and seagulls.

He said it is a “terrible problem” and the boxes are "inadequate" to dispose of rubbish.

Steve slammed the city council for only providing a “vague intention” to roll out wheelie bins to replace the boxes, which would prevent rubbish from being scattered because of their lids.

The Argus: Steve Kuti said that plastic and other rubbish is strewn along the street by the wind, rodents and seagullsSteve Kuti said that plastic and other rubbish is strewn along the street by the wind, rodents and seagulls (Image: The Argus)

He said: “I was told in January that the manager of small truck collections that they are in a process of rolling out wheelie bins for narrow streets.

“We still don’t have a timescale yet on when this will happen, despite this being a daily occurrence.”

Steve has taken photos of the rubbish along the street and neighbouring roads for several months while waiting for the council to address the problem.

The pictures show binbags split open and spilling rubbish on to the pavement, boxes overflowing with paper and plastic recycling, and cardboard, takeaway boxes, plastic bottles and other rubbish strewn outside people’s homes and on the road.

The Argus: Steve Kuti has taken several pictures of rubbish strewn in the street where he livesSteve Kuti has taken several pictures of rubbish strewn in the street where he lives (Image: Steve Kuti)

He has set up a petition to call on the council to replace the boxes with wheelie bins, which has already attracted the signatures of more than 50 other residents in the street.

The petition reads: “They will prevent paper, plastic and food containers being strewn in the street by the wind and by gulls, cats and rodents.

“At present, a large amount of rubbish lies permanently in the street, where it is unsightly and unhygienic.”

Steve has been encouraging niehgbours to sign the petition and plans to present the proposal at a council meeting next month.

A council spokesman said: "Some residents in Washington Street have very recently raised concerns with us regarding their refuse and recycling. We're sorry to hear about these problems.

"We intend to work with councillors and local residents to consider the issues raised and see what changes we might be able to make."