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Holly Lennon

Glasgow cleansing workers praised for tackling litter left behind after Celtic celebrations

Glasgow City Council has praised cleansing teams who worked through the night to clean up mess left behind by Celtic supporters.

The Merchant City was left strewn in litter after thousands of fans packed into the area to celebrate their Scottish Premiership win.

Police slammed the crowds for causing an "unacceptable level of anti-social behaviour and littering" throughout Saturday.

As soon as the supporters dispersed, a major clean-up operation was started by cleansing teams.

They worked from 10pm to get rid of broken glass and rubbish left on the road as well as emptying bins that had been overflowing.

Rubbish left behind by Celtic supporters (Glasgow City Council)

The clean-up continued on Sunday morning.

Glasgow City Council has praised the work on social media.

They said: "A shout out to our cleansing teams who had to tackle the litter left behind in Merchant City last night. Please remember to bin your rubbish or take it home with you. It is not acceptable to leave it behind or damage infrastructure."

Only six arrests were made through-out the day with four fixed penalty notices also being issued.

Police Scotland said: "While there was an unacceptable level of anti-social behaviour and littering there were no serious incidents or disorder.

"There were some outbreaks of minor disorder and our officers acted swiftly and robustly to prevent escalation and protect safety.

"Over the course of the evening there were six arrests for offences including assault and acts of public disorder. A further four people were issued with fixed penalty notices."

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