Ealing residents are growing increasingly angry about uncollected rubbish and alleged fly tipping following the introduction of new wheelie bins - prompting a call for the councillor responsible to resign.

A new system of wheelie bins , replacing bin bags, were put in place to be collected on alternate weeks from June 6.

But some residents have said Ealing Council has failed to collect their rubbish - causing visual pollution - and sparking an increase in fly tipping.

On Sunday (June 19) Twitter user Jamila Bibi Sarwar tweeted a picture of rubbish bags in The Crescent, Southall , with the message: "More fly tipping has been there for five days. The local councillors not listening."

Alleged fly tipping in The Crescent, Southall

It follows complaints earlier this month (June 3) that residents had been receiving the wrong bins , no bins at all or bins that were too big.

Roadshows were even arranged by the council to offer residents training on the new system.

'Cllr Mahfouz should resign'

Liberal Democrat Cllr Gary Malcolm claimed the uncollected rubbish had sparked an increase in fly tipping, with bins being collected but not household rubbish bags either side or on top.

Cllr Malcolm said the council's recycling record before the change , and prior failure to consult with residents about the new system, meant that Cllr Bassam Mahfouz should consider his position.

Cllr Malcolm, who claims to have received more than 200 complaints, added: "I think Cllr Mahfouz should resign.

"It is just a system that is not good. The fact is that this is another mistake, a lot of people don't like it but they didn't consult with people".

Rubbish dumped in Ealing

But Cllr Mahfouz, cabinet member for transport, environment and leisure, who helped with the first collections of the new bins and defended the change , said that 98% of collections have been completed as normal and denied a surge in fly tipping.

'We have not seen an increase on intentional fly tipping'

He added: "As with any major service change we anticipated that it would take a little while for people to get used to the new alternate weekly collections and I’d like to thank everyone for their patience.

"On week two of the new service more than 98% of collections have been completed as normal, which is comparatively high for a major change of this nature. It's great to see so many residents using the new wheelie bins well and seeing the benefits.

"On some occasions residents have put out the wrong form of waste for their collection schedule and we have people out with the trucks advising people how to reduce their waste and use the new service.

"Where there are problems our collectors are returning to pick-up any missed collections and residents can report these on the council’s website.

"We have not seen an increase on intentional fly-tipping and are taking strong enforcement action when this occurs".

Rubbish in Haven Lane, Ealing

'We get a lot of fly tipping'

Estate agent Liz McGowan, an Uxbridge Road resident of over a year, said fly tipping was a big problem in the nearby Hartington Road where she works.

She added: "Other people are dumping rubbish - I have noticed it. We get a lot of fly tipping.

"People are gong to see rubbish piling up because people are going to put it there, because they can't put it in to the bins".