FED-up residents say they're stuck living in a dumpster after mounds of trash were chucked by their front doors – and the council won't do a thing.

The South London neighbours say they've endured a summer with their windows shut to keep the stench out of their homes.

They're also too embarrassed to have visitors over because of the eyesore, and say rats and foxes can often be seen scrounging around.

There are tables, suitcases, shoeboxes, amazon parcels, and countless plastic bags – as well as a sofa, mattress and shopping trolley – piled up.

And most of the residents living in the Eltham High Street housing block have no idea who's to blame, and say the council won't help them.

Dongxuan Cui, 24, moved to the neighbourhood just last month and lives in the courtyard where the trash has amassed.

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He told The Sun Online: “I have no idea who is doing it, but it really smells. We have to close our windows every day because of it.

“It’s also a problem because rats and foxes raid it at night. Even last night at around 2am or 3am you could hear them, it sounded very scary.

"I really hope it gets sorted soon.”

Another resident, Lucie, 27, called the build-up embarrassing.

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The mum-of-two said: “I don’t know what’s happening, I think some other people are leaving a bunch of stuff in there.

“All sorts just get chucked in there and now there are foxes ripping through it.

“Last night I heard them going through it, it’s scary, and it makes the mess worse, but it’s been there a long time.

“I don’t get the smell from my flat as I’m right on the top floor but when I walk past it stinks.

“And it’s embarrassing bringing people here because of the smell."

A 27-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, has lived in the property with his girlfriend for two years and said it currently looked like a dump yard.

He said: “It’s ridiculous, I don’t know who is doing it. We have complained to the council but they don’t do anything.

“It literally looks like a dump yard and people probably see it and think I can stick rubbish there too.

“And when I walk past it, it stinks. People must be putting food there or something."

It’s embarrassing bringing people here because of the smell.

One woman claimed the rubbish started to pile up in 2019 when a new tenant moved in next door.

She said she has asked her agency, London Cribs, for security camera footage to prove who was behind the mess, but they told her to go directly to the council.

She told MyLondon: “The whole summer has been very hot, and we couldn’t open any windows because the smell was so bad.

"I feel like I’m living in a dumpster basically.

“Since 2019 I haven’t stopped sending emails and making complaints to the council.

"I send emails with pictures, I ask them to come and to show pictures to the landlord. Something has to be done.”

A Greenwich Council spokesperson told The Sun Online: “We are aware of a complaint from an Eltham resident regarding their neighbours' waste.

“The properties involved are privately owned. Any dispute between tenants would be a civil matter and should be referred to the managing agent.

“There have been recent access issues due to works in the surrounding area which can explain a missed bin collection.

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“A waste advisor will speak to both tenants to answer any questions they have around using the bins.”

The Sun Online has approached London Cribs for comment.

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