Dr Stan Theophilou, who lives in Lisburne Road, Gospel Oak, said that neighbours put out their bins on March 13 for collection the following day but they remained untouched for five days.
Camden Council has a contract with Veolia which delivers street cleansing, recycling and rubbish collection across the borough.
However Dr Theophilou claimed that rubbish is often not collected.
He said: “Veolia regularly miss collections leaving them up to five days and many residents in our street have frequently complained to Camden.
“It makes our life a misery having to navigate our pavements and see our street covered in food waste and full of overfilled bins, impeding our passage and that of other pedestrians with strollers or blind people who can’t get past the bins.”
He claimed that prior to Camden Council’s contract with Veolia, there were no issues with bins “cluttering” pavements.
He also accused Veolia of not returning the bins to the same location “and certainly not to our house fronts as had always been the case”.
He added: “Consequently, bins can be left on pavements for days or weeks in some cases if the landlord is absent.
“That is how they have ruined our quiet and elegant neighbourhood. Literally trashed our neighbourhood.”
The council asks for missed collections to be reported within two working days.
A spokesperson said Veolia replaces bins where they were left.
They added: “When emptying multiple bins which don’t have house numbers on them Veolia can sometimes accidentally leave bins outside the wrong properties.”
Cllr Adam Harrison, cabinet member for planning and a sustainable Camden, said: “This council is investing an extra £1 million in street cleaning and collections, including jet-washing pavements, extra sweepers on our streets, and beefed-up collection rounds.
“Where problems happen, fines are in place for underperformance.
“However, I am sure most people recognise collectors do a great job in tricky circumstances.
“For some years, the council has asked residents who are able to do so to leave bins within one metre of the property boundary to help collectors work efficiently.”
Veolia has been contacted for comment.
