Rubbish left across streets after Paddy's Day celebrations
BBCPeople in Liverpool city centre woke up to a major clean-up operation after crowds gathered for St Patrick's Day celebrations.
Areas around the city centre were packed on Tuesday 17 March as crowds filled venues from 12:00 GMT.
The aftermath of the celebrations took those walking past today by surprise, with one passerby "relieved" to see a clean-up operation was under way.
Phil told the BBC: "Walking into work I was really surprised,"
"It's a mess but it looks like they're cleaning it up," he added.
Another person Adele, said: "Obviously after a party you're gonna have mess, which is a bit of a shame but it is what it is."
"If you didn't realise it was Paddy's Day and it was going to be wild, you'd wonder what was going on," she added.
Others suggested the sight might leave a mark on first-time visitors.
"If you were a tourist you might wonder 'what the hell?'" said Gary.
'The rubbish was gargantuan'
Speaking on BBC Radio Merseyside, Liverpool City Council leader Liam Robinson said the amount of rubbish produced - "largely from takeaways thrown on the floor" - was "gargantuan".
"I was out last night with our neighbourhood teams," he explained. "I wasn't partaking - although I had a Guinness Zero - because I was working.
"It's not easy, literally in the middle of the night, to send teams out when you've got thousands of people milling around."
Mr Robinson thanked council staff for their work clearing the streets, praising their "Herculean efforts, particularly when we have big events like St Patrick's Day".
Asked whether more bins would help, he said: "We'll have to keep looking at whether we need more bins, but being honest, if people have had a drink, will they always put it in the bin? You'd hope so, but sometimes people won't."
He said businesses also needed to take some responsibility, adding: "Last year, we came across takeaways sweeping their stuff into the street, so we hit those people with fines.
"Council taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for a business's responsibility."
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