Football table and 'wine bush' found during Peterborough clean-up
Bushes full of wine bottles, a table-football game and a burnt-out motor scooter were among the things discovered by litter-pickers during the Great British Spring Clean.Peterborough Litter Wombles have been highlighting the problems with littering in the city.The group comprises volunteers who work alongside Peterborough City Council.More than 184 volunteers collected 313 bags of litter during the cleaning spree.
Almost 200 of the same small Blossom Hill white wine bottles were found in bushes.Other finds from the riverside near Stanground Lode included the rusty, burnt-out scooter, a shopping trolley, nitrous oxide canisters and syringes.Litter Wombles chairman Harry Machin said it was an ideal time to clear the area because the river was low."A load of rubbish has washed up into the reed beds, and the vegetation hasn't got going yet," he said.
A council spokesperson said: "Following on from a successful similar campaign last year, it's hoped that once again the litter-picks will highlight the positive work carried out by the council and voluntary groups to tackle the problem, as well as encouraging more people to get rid of litter correctly."The Great British Spring Clean and the Great Big School Clean were set up by Keep Britain Tidy.The charity said many volunteers regularly found "retro rubbish" that was dropped many years ago but was still causing harm to the environment today.
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