East Sussex residents unhappy with 'disproportionate amounts' of litter being left on the streets

Roger Nutkins took photos of a large amount of litter scattered on the verges of the A27 roundabout leading into Lewes, generating a lot of debate on social media.

Locals believe much of the rubbish is being blowed off onto the road from recycling lorries and blamed the council for not enforcing the requirement that these lorries should be covered.

Roger said: “Lewes District Council has the third highest council tax in the country and like to trumpet their green credentials. Unfortunately this does not seem to include clearing litter which is their legal obligation.”

East Sussex County Council are responsible for the maintenance of the roads in the Lewes District and many took to Nextdoor to call on the local authorities to do more to keep Lewes clean.

One wrote: “It’s absolutely disgusting that area.”

Another said: “Litter looks terrible; but far worse is the state of our roads now with formidable potholes that are hazardous and damaging.”

A third person added: “The whole stretch from Southerham, to Falmer is an absolute disgrace. It has been like this for months. Presumably the authority responsible doesn't subscribe to 'Keep Britain Tidy', But then I suppose neither do those who chuck their litter out of their car/van/lorry windows either.”