A CITY beauty spot has been trashed by litter louts enjoying the summer weather.
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Glasgow's iconic Kelvingrove Park in the city's West End was covered in litter today after hundreds of revellers took to the green space to drink alcohol in the sun on Monday night.
Bottles of booze, disposable barbecue kits and food waste were among the rubbish cleaning crews from Glasgow City Council had to remove on Tuesday morning.
STV and Heart radio presenter David Farrell took to the social media website Twitter to hit out at the mess left after the park party.
The aftermath of a “sesh in the sun” in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park - a sea of rubbish!! 😡....it’s simple, clean up after you, let’s keep the Dear Green Place green & beautiful people!!! @GlasgowCC pic.twitter.com/wpgynXUrjt
— David Farrell (@DavidJ_Farrell) May 15, 2018
He called on Glasgow City Council to take action over the "sea of rubbish".
He said: "The aftermath of a 'sesh in the sun' in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park - a sea of rubbish.
"It’s simple, clean up after you, let’s keep the 'Dear Green Place' green and beautiful people."
His tweet comments from other social media users disgusted by the scene.
One said: "The 'leafy West End' in all its litter strewn glory. We need a complete attitude change to litter in Scotland. Would never see this in mainland Europe."
Another added: "That makes my blood boil- I can't think of another country where that would be acceptable."
One social media user added: "It’s a “somebody else’s job” to pick up litter attitude which is common in all aspects of life."
A spokesman for Glasgow City Council said: “We’re obviously pleased that Glaswegians are making good use of the city’s excellent parks in such numbers during the good weather – however, it is important we all take responsibility for looking after our local environment.
“On the sunniest days, bins do fill quickly and, although we divert resources to empty them as often as possible, there will inevitably be periods when demand is very high. Clearly, if a bin is full this does not suddenly make it acceptable to just leave litter on the ground.
“To be fair, the majority of people don’t. They understand that, if you have been able to carry refreshments to the park, it is not too difficult to carry litter away again – or, if the nearest bin is full, hold onto it until you reach the next one.”
Councillor Ken Andrew said: "Like all proud Glaswegians I get distressed when I see the park in this state; I have asked Land and Environmental Services if there’s some way we can be more proactive around servicing the litter bins when we get all too rare sunny weather. I am also concerned that Kelvingrove Park in particular seems to have become the focus for the type of raucous drinking parties we ‘ve seen at the weekend and will be approaching Community Safety Glasgow to how this can be at the least controlled in some way."
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