The litter-pickers keeping the Clyde bonnie
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Friends of Dumbarton Foreshore has been cleaning up rubbish washed up by the Clyde and Leven rivers since 2018.
Ahead of its first post-lockdown large-scale litter pick on 6 June, founder Zoe Weir shares some of the group's unusual finds.
Zoe and her dog - and group mascot - Mackie
Dolls found during the group's litter picks. Zoe said members had held their own solo litter picks during the pandemic and were looking forward to working as a group again
A washing up liquid bottle which is likely to have been in the Clyde since before 1971. Litter poses potential risks to wildlife including wading bird species, such as redshank
This plastic Glendale orangeade drink cup dates from the early 1970s
A 5p packet of Outer Spacers. The expiry date for the long ago eaten crisps was 30 September 1977
Zoe said a prosthetic leg had been among the group's weirdest finds
Some of the rubbish found has been cleaned up and reused, including this fish paste jar
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