KENNEDY Dr residents are up in arms about piles of

rubbish spilling down their street.

The rubbish has been placed on the street in anticipation for the Tweed Shire Council's Household Clean-up.

Residents were advised by council to put items out on the Sunday evening before their zone collection week and no earlier, but some residents said the rubbish pile up began at least three weeks ago.

Morgan Hamilton is new to Kennedy Dr and said the rubbish was piled in front of her home when she first came to inspect it.

“I was told by the real estate that the rubbish would be cleared away,” Ms Hamilton said.

“My daughter gets off the school bus and into a big pile of rubbish. It's dangerous for the other kids waiting for the bus because there have been syringes found in there.”

Fellow Kennedy Dr resident Rikki Batchelor said the rubbish was a health hazard.

“It is a problem and the rubbish is now spilling out across the footpath,” Ms Batchelor said.

Robert Splatt, of Kennedy Dr, said the rubbish build-up began a few weeks ago.

“People started putting out their rubbish way too early, and that was the problem,” Mr Splatt said.

“There is broken glass and rubbish across the footpath where kids are walking.”

A Kennedy Dr man, who did not wish to be named, said the rubbish on the footpath was dangerous for elderly residents.

“I ride a mobility scooter and I have to get off and move the rubbish. It's very dangerous,” said the man.

West Tweed Heads resident Bob Viney said he drives down Kennedy Dr each day and is appalled by the “visual pollution”.

“I have been an estate agent for 40 years and I feel for the people trying to sell homes on that street,” Mr Viney said.

“You can explain to buyers that the rubbish will be moved, but you cannot change first impressions.”

Tweed Shire Council has advised residents to place items in one neat pile in front of their house where it will not obstruct the footpath, road, fences and letterboxes.

Residents were strictly advised by the council that no more than one cubic metre of rubbish would be collected per household.

The council advised that excess rubbish would not be collected and the removal was the responsibility of the householder.

Today is scheduled to be the last day of the household clean-up.