A series of colourful new bins have been revealed across the city encouraging people to dispose of their litter.

The new scheme is part of the Streets Ahead programme, which aims to keep Sheffield a clean and tidy place to live.

The bright new bin wraps were designed by local artist Luke Horton, featuring Yorkshire slang like ‘Chuck it in’ & ‘Purrit int bin’.

Mr Horton said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure creating these designs for Sheffield City Council, to help spread the important message about people using bins to get rid of their rubbish. 

“I hope it makes a real difference and gets people thinking about chucking their litter in the right place.”

Following last year’s successful Tek It Ome campaign, which aimed to tackle littering in parks and green spaces in Sheffield, the new bin wraps are appearing in several locations across the city. 

Councillor Joe Otten, Chair of the Waste & Street Scene Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council said: “We have over 3000 litter bins on Sheffield’s streets that are maintained and emptied by Streets Ahead and it’s been great to work with a local designer to make some of these bins brighter and more visible.

“Nobody wants to see litter on the streets and I’m hopeful that these new bin stickers encourage more of us to purrit int bin!”