A GROUP of litter louts will tomorrow take part in a clean up of the South Side of the city.

Around 30 people have opted to get involved in the scheme rather than pay a fixed penalty notice of £80 for dropping litter or £40 for failing to clean up after their dog.

They will spend around two and a half hours picking up litter around Govan Road.

Since April this year, 92 individuals have chosen to help litter pick rather than pay a fixed penalty and between April 2014 and April 2015, 256 took part in a clean up.

Clean Glasgow started carrying out Fine or Time events in 2009 when evaluation of an enforcement campaign aimed at young people found parents were paying the fines.

This meant they were being unfairly punished and young people were not realising the consequences of their actions.

The clean ups have been running since 2009 and allow individuals to redress the balance of being caught dropping litter or not picking up after their pets.

City council leader Gordon Matheson said: “Over the years Clean Glasgow has made huge progress in making our city cleaner and safer through education, enforcement and engagement to tackle this type of anti-social behaviour.

"Most people don’t litter but those that do are caught and fined and if they can’t pay-up then they can clean-up.

“In addition to using enforcement penalties to stop people dropping litter and not cleaning up after their pets we want them to see their behaviour as unacceptable and think twice about doing it again.

“Fine or Time events help towards achieving this and also supplement the unstinting work of Clean Glasgow and community groups, businesses and individuals around the city.”

Clean Glasgow is the city’s long-term campaign to tackle the issues of littering, dog fouling, fly tipping, fly posting and graffiti.

Established in 2007, the campaign, led by Glasgow City Council, aims to reduce environmental damage, improve local communities and enhance lives through making the city a cleaner and safer place to live, work, play and visit.