Mr Quill lives near Burns Creek, beneath the Horsley Drive, which is the latest pocket of Fairfield to be badly affected by waste.

``All the rubbish gets washed downstream after heavy rains and gets stuck here along the creek-bed,'' he said.

``The rubbish that continues to flow down ends up in Orphan School Creek and later the Georges River.''

The rubbish consisted mainly of plastic bags and bottles, glass and aerosol cans. ``There was a coffee mug and a soccer ball, too.

``Maybe if you had to pay a 10c or 20c deposit on plastic bottles, you wouldn't see as many. Someone needs to clean up and take some responsibility for the area.''

Fairfield Mayor Nick Lalich said creeks and waterways were protected and looked after by Fairfield Council.

``However, as our creeks and waterways are in an urban catchment, they're exposed to threats that don't occur naturally, such as the exposure to litter and pollution,'' he said.

Fairfield Council has implemented a Creek Care Program that allocates about $500,000 a year to creek and wetlands maintenance.

Mr Lalich said Fairfield was home to close to 100kilometres of creeks and waterways ``so it can be difficult to monitor the entire area all the time''.

``The council has now arranged for staff to start the cleaning of the affected area underneath Burns Creek bridge as a priority to ensure that our city is kept tidy and that the rubbish doesn't affect the quality of our waterways,'' he said.