ERSKINE residents have been plagued by nappy bombs and seagull infestations after bin men abandoned bags of rubbish in the streets.

A mother who lives in Shaw Court has taken shocking pictures showing the mess the streets have been left in - and the vermin it has been attracting.

According to the resident, who does not wish to be named, there is room in her block of flats specifically for rubbish.

However she claims that the bin men have been putting bags out in the street and driving away without them.

The issue is said to have been ongoing with the first incident reported in June 30. She said it improved for a few weeks but the problem quickly returns.

Streets are littered with dirty nappies or rotting food and families have to walk through the rubbish to get to their cars - which often results in them being defecated on by the groups of waiting seagulls.

Tracy said: "We have a bin room in our block of flats where we put our rubbish the binmen then are supposed to take the bags from the bin room and put them into the lorry.

"However they have been leaving the bags out on the street and driving away leaving the bags free for the birds to get at.

"Our street is a mess and the cars are being scratched and pooed on by the birds.

"I contacted the council but they couldn't give me a timescale which I think is ridiculous.

"The kids can't get out when there are dirty nappies everywhere and fully grown seagulls in flocks.

"Also one of the ladies from the next close was trying to get into her car and got pooed on for her troubles. It's a disgrace.

"It's happened before and happens all over Erskine.

"There are loads of people with stories to tell about the rubbish bags and seagulls."

Joan Lannigan who stays in Park Mains in Erskine however believes that the issue is litter louts - which attracts the attention of cats and birds.

She said: "I have a family of six next door who have been allocated the same amount of bins as us.

"They don't have enough space for all their rubbish so end up putting it in bags.

"Between cats and birds, the rubbish ends up strewn all over the street which looks awful.

"It's not the cats and birds fault, they are natural scavengers but there needs to be more logical action to prevent it in the first place."

Since The Gazette went to Renfrewshire Council for comment, the mess has been cleared up.

A council spokesman said: "On this occasion, there was a delay between the bags being removed from storage and then being uplifted.

"As soon as we were made aware of that we returned and removed the bags and carried out a full clearance of the area. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.

"More generally, waste collections in Erskine have always proved to be challenging because of some very unique layouts.

"In 2015 we introduced wheeled bin collections, together with a food waste collection, to an additional 3,500 residents.

"That has resulted in almost 99% of households having containerised collections.

"Unfortunately Shaw Court continues to prove challenging.

"However, we will speak with some residents to try and find a long term solution to this issue."