It was dubbed the ‘ten-tonne tip run’ – and the amount of rubbish cleared by volunteers at the third Kirkstall riverbank clean-up on Saturday showed just why.
Everything from discarded Morrisons shopping trolleys to litter, electrical equipment, driftwood, the effects of flytipping and himalayan balsam were cleared out of the banks of the River Aire by local volunteers.
@JonathanMoxonEA thanks for the icecream- well deserved! we hauled 1.78T in lightweight litter & debris- wow! pic.twitter.com/b7iEYMTX0C
— Kirkstall CleanUp (@teamkirkstall) 24 July 2016
All three clean-ups have seen tonnes of rubbish removed from the riverbank following the Boxing Day floods which left parts of Kirkstall ROad under several feet of water.
Here are just some of the tweets from the day:
What a fantastic day!Thanks #teamkirkstall for awesome effort! wonder how close our 10T target is after todays haul! pic.twitter.com/k1RKr4k2IF
— Open Source Arts (@Opensourceleeds) 23 July 2016
Hard earned teabreak time- @Ragsie123 @AmandaCrossfie1 @Clean_Leeds @Opensourceleeds @Lucinday great team out today pic.twitter.com/t81lZxTyMr
— Kirkstall CleanUp (@teamkirkstall) 23 July 2016
It's okay @Morrisons we saved your trolley – just let us know how we can reclaim the £1. #Kirkstall @Opensourceleeds pic.twitter.com/HpFlDblqNy
— Lucinda Yeadon (@Lucinday) 23 July 2016
Superstar guest appearance from mr richard higgins! See @HPUnityday later rich! Superstar stuff shifter pic.twitter.com/c5b1N8KQPj
— Open Source Arts (@Opensourceleeds) 23 July 2016
Loving the hardwork but hating the fact its there- #timeforchange @teamkirkstall #riversidelife pic.twitter.com/TKjndBi3CN
— Open Source Arts (@Opensourceleeds) 23 July 2016
This is an army im proud to be part of! @Clean_Leeds #kirkstallcleanup ten tonne party here we come! pic.twitter.com/5NoKygapRI
— Open Source Arts (@Opensourceleeds) 23 July 2016
Check out the dates of the next riverside clean-ups…
