A Melbourne man fed up with illegal dumping removed six full trailer-loads of rubbish from a state forest at his own expense.

Matthew Cumming told 3AW Mornings host Tom Elliott that the dumping situation appeared only to be getting worse.

Press PLAY to hear Cumming explain why the dumping situation is getting worse

“The main rubbish types I found [were] nappies, scrap metal and bags of clothes, and they are three things that are most easily disposed of,” he said.

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