A house in Croydon has been infested with maggots after the community reportedly failed to collect its bins for four weeks.
The south Londoner shared video of the maggot infestation on Twitter last week.
He wrote: “Croydon City Council is the worst! They come by every two weeks to pick up the garbage cans. But you decide to take half of my garbage cans and leave the rest for another two weeks and this happens…
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“Maggots all over my front house!”
The shocking video shows a swarm of maggots in the grass in his front yard, on the path outside, on his front wall and even in flower pots.
The man claimed his garbage cans were only partially filled when last collected, and the rest sat and festered for four weeks.
According to residents, Croydon Council now only collects bins every two weeks.
Many locals used the comments to complain about the new measure.
One woman said: “All this garbage collection every two weeks makes absolutely no sense!!!”
Another replied: “Yes, I don’t even live in London and neither do I here!” There are only two adults and a baby living in my house and two weeks is too long. I can’t imagine a house with more people.”
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Another agreed: “This is crazy. I mean, after a week the junk piles up, so two weeks is crazy. No, the Council must remedy the situation, because that is not true.”
Another warned the tweeter of what would happen next.
He wrote, “You’re going to turn into flies… It’s about to climax.”
A helpful local resident recommended boiling water, beer cleaner, and a fly bag to combat the infestation.
Others suggested making a complaint to Croydon City Council or contacting the local government ombudsman.
Croydon City Council has been asked for comment but has not responded at the time of publication.
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