Streets around Notting Hill Carnival in west London were left strewn with rubbish after the two-day event, with piles of discarded food, packaging and drink containers lining the area.
Images taken after the carnival showed raw chicken carcasses among takeaway boxes, beer cans and cigarette butts on roads surrounding the festival footprint.
The scenes followed the 60th anniversary carnival, which took place on Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August across parts of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
Waste crews were expected to begin clearing the main carnival area overnight, with the official Notting Hill Carnival organisers saying rubbish would be removed each night and that roads near transport hubs would be prioritised.
Westminster City Council has also arranged a free service for residents whose gardens or basements have been affected by carnival litter. The council said the service covers event waste such as food, packaging and cups, but not toilet waste from private properties.
Residents can register for the clean-up service until Thursday 3 September, although the authority warned that bookings made after the main registration deadline may not be given a guaranteed date.
Street cleaning and rubbish collection arrangements have been altered in the area to accommodate the post-carnival operation, with normal business waste collections in Kensington and Chelsea due to resume on Tuesday 1 September.
