Traffic cones, fire extinguisher and plastic among 31 bags of rubbish collected during Culloden spring clean
Traffic signs and an old fire extinguisher were among the rubbish collected by volunteers during a spring clean at Culloden.
The event was organised by Culloden Community Council following reports of increased local litter.
It was supported by the environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, and Highland Council which provided litter-picking equipment.
Culloden community councillors and members of the community removed 31 bags of litter and waste which was mainly plastic bottles and crisp packets.
Culloden and Ardersier councillor Trish Robertson was among those who took part.
"It was good to join the group litter picking around Culloden," she said.
"The amount of plastic packaging thrown down was disheartening with all we hear about the damage it does."
Paul Wallace, campaigns and innovation manager at Keep Scotland Beautiful said: "We’d like to say a massive thank you to all those who took part in the litter pick and played their part in making a positive difference to the community.
"Many of us are angry that we must come together to tackle litter in the first place, but we know that cleaner places are less likely to be littered again, so it is an important for us all to keep cleaning up while we work on the longer-term behaviour change which is so badly needed."
Mr Wallace added that evidence shows communities benefit from coming together to improve their local environments and last year more than 62,000 people across Scotland participated in the charity’s annual Clean Up Scotland campaign, helping to remove more than 615 tonnes of litter.
For further information about what you can do to tackle litter in your community, from a two minute clean up to a litter survey or a bespoke campaign, please visit www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/cleanupscotland.
