Pode Hole family fill 12 rubbish bags with Red Bull can, McDonald's wrappers and Costa cups in 3 hour litter pick
A South Holland family is appealing for people to bin their litter rather than throwing it over the countryside following a litter pick.
David Nieburg along with daughters Tabi (14) and Amber (11) collected more than 12 bags of rubbish and seven tyres during a three-hour clear-up.
The Pode Hole family were inspired to do something for their local environment by clearing up the area around North Drove Bank on Sunday.
McDonald's wrappers, Costa coffee cups along with empty cans of beer and Red Bull were among the items they picked up from the countryside.
Mr Nieburg said: "Everyone leaves a place that has a bin or is going to a place that has a bin, littering is so unnecessary.
"The fact that people feel the need to throw stuff out rather take it to the dump is disappointing.
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"We came across bags of green waste from someone's garden which had been left on the bank. This stuff is compostable but left in a bag it would stay there forever."
The family came up with the idea to do a litter pick following a dog walk on Sunday when they spotted the cans and other waste littering the countryside.
Mr Nieburg said: "The girls were really keen to do something for the environment. We wanted to do something positive."
Later, they picked up equipment and rubbish bags along with a transit van, and completed the litter pick.
They are also now facing a bill to cover the costs of disposing the tyres they had picked up from the bank.
Last year, Megan Rangeley, supported by family and friends, completed a number of litter picks around Spalding town centre. They rescued a domestic rabbit that had been living amongst rubbish South Drove Bank.