Volunteers from Litter Free Ashburton with rubbish collected last Thursday.
Volunteers meet on the second Thursday of the month at 1.30pm at the Chess Board on East Street and head off in groups to pick up rubbish.
Last week’s collection took in part of the CBD, the area around both ends of the Tinwald Bridge, and Dobson Street West down to the bike park.
Lending a hand were regular collectors and a couple of newcomers.
Dressed in high vis vests and with gloves on, the collectors trawl their designated patch for an hour or so, before returning with rubbish to a central point.
Bagged rubbish is collected later in the day by Ashburton council, which disposes of it, or recycles where possible.
