Griffith Recycling's John Rowley says it is a weekly occurance that someone drives up, ignores the signs on the bins and uses them as their personal tip.

"I don't know if they don't read the signs or if they just don't care, but it is just very lazy and it creates a lot of extra work for us," he said.

The centre accepts recyclable items like cardboard, paper, glass bottles and aluminium cans, but workers are regularly having to sift through the bins to remove styrofoam, polystyrene and plastic bottles.

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"Every weekend you get atleast one person who doesn't read the signs," Mr Rowley said.

"It's frustrating and we get sick of cleaning up after people."

Just last week, a resident dropped off multiple plastic bags filled with kitchen scraps, plastic bottles and "unmentionable" items.

But while the issue is exhasperating for the family-owned business, Mr Rowley did admit that the situation has improved in recent years.

"Nowadays the vast majority of people are perfect. They read the signs and follow the instructions and I think most people really want to do the right thing," he said.

"It's just the one per cent that are lazy and don't give a rats about any one else."

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The Griffith Recycling centre can be found at 11 Hams Street, Griffith.

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