“The smell was atrocious – and I live on the top floor,” he said.
Eva Freeman said residents had initially been told the lack of collections was down to general waste being thrown in with recycling.
“But one bin man told us it was because they couldn’t get the truck up the narrow roads and that due to the type of truck they couldn’t reverse properly,” she added.
“But when they did get a bin lorry to come, they seemed to reverse fine.”
Ms Freeman said residents fear the problem could return, as Bristol Waste has only said it is “trying to come up with a solution”.
She said Bristol Waste had told residents it was considering replacing all the bins to try and get rid of the smell.