Following a particularly startling event a couple of weeks ago when an old mattress joined the heap, owners of hubs in Church Street, Central Maitland - SCR Group - took action.

After hearing of the regularly overflowing state of the hubs, SCR Group added two new bins to combat the problem.

Despite SCR Group's best efforts to alleviate the issue, it seems people are still failing to understand the best way to donate their pre-loved goods.

On Monday morning, soaked clothing lay in the rain beside the two new hubs.

An SCR Group spokesperson said the hubs were serviced every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

"We also have a 24-hour hotline, so if an incident such as dumping is reported, we will attend to the site within 24 hours of receiving the report," the spokesperson said.

"We mainly accept items you can wear - clothes, shoes, handbags, accessories - as well as small toys and bed linen.

"We accept items in all conditions and 100 per cent of items we collect are diverted from landfill.

"We ask the community to place all of their items inside the clothing hub chute and not leave anything beside the hub.

"Clothing hubs only accept items that will fit inside the chute, so if a bin is full, or your items won't fit in the chute, you need to donate it another way."

To report illegal dumping, contact the 24-hour hotline on 1300 372 842.