Residents are calling for more bin collections.
Salford’s pink-lidded bins for food and garden waste are emptied each week – some want the same for domestic waste.
People in part of Salford say they’re having to deal with strong smells and maggots on the street because their black bins are not emptied often enough.
Domestic waste is removed from Salford’s black bins every three weeks, but people living around Broughton Park said they need more frequent collections.
Some say they have had to pay for private waste companies to clear away rubbish until the council’s crews arrive.
The issue has become a major part of a local campaign to create a new parish council in the community, which could give residents more say over issues affecting the area.
A petition to set up a new authority called the ‘Town of Broughton Park Council’ was handed to Salford council in February, which Kersal and Broughton Park Coun Andrew Walters said at the time was signed by around 1,000 people.
The proposed council could be given new powers covering bin collections, road maintenance, parks, community facilities, CCTV installation, street cleaning, and more.
The proposed parish council would cover an area in the east of the city.
Residents living around Broughton Park said the area needs more control over local services to solve issues such as black bin collections.
One man said: “The three weekly black bin collections definitely aren’t working, every three weeks is not enough. Realistically, they need to be taking them weekly because they become very smelly.
“We have young children, they have dirty nappies. I had at one point three kids under three so it’s constant. I think people in the area would support more regular collections.”
Lennie Hommel, added: “People are taking private bin collections because it’s not enough currently. There’s also the state of the roads and getting potholes fixed.”
Lennie Hommel (R) and Joseph Michelow (L).
Rachel Levi, 43, said: “Families here are struggling with bin collections. We pay privately for it because it’s just difficult.”
Sam Davies said: “We would like more local control, the black bin could be once a week. In the summer they stink and get maggots inside.”
Salford council has launched a survey to ask for residents’ views on the proposed parish council.
The area covered is in the east of the city and includes parts of the Kersal and Broughton Park ward, and also parts of the Boughton ward.
Coun Walters said in May that black bin collections are a frustration for residents.
“The Salford average household size is about two, ours is five times that, and yet we’re given the same three-weekly [black] bin collections,” he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
“That simply doesn’t work, it leads to overflowing bins, fly-tipping, and health hazards, then we get blamed for the mess.”
A pot hole in Salford near Broughton Park.
Salford council said that if the new parish council was set up, it could raise its own money from a local tax called a precept, which is collected in addition to council tax.
The costs could also be paid by Salford council, but this would ‘reduce funds available from Salford City Council for other services in the local area.’
The outcome of the community survey about the plan will be debated at a Salford council meeting in January 2026, where the move to create the new parish council will be decided.
A Salford council spokesperson said: “Salford City Council is undertaking the consultation in response to a valid petition.
“We are consulting with residents, businesses and other groups with a connection to the area and want to hear as many views as possible.
“The consultation will run until 15 September 15 and people can visit www.salford.gov.uk/community-governance to find out more.”