Appeal over Nottingham Canal litter problem
British Waterways has asked for the public's help in keeping a stretch of canal in Nottingham free from litter.
The area along the Nottingham Canal, near Meadow Lane Lock, is used for fishing and recreation but is blighted by discarded refuse.
A spokesman for the organisation said it had not got the resources to clean up on a daily basis.
It is also looking to businesses along the canal to adopt a section of the area and help keep it tidy.
A British Waterways spokesman said: "We do what we can but we need the public's help as well as those that use the towpath.
"We don't have the resources to clean up on a daily basis."
He added that the organisation's customer operations team has been notified of the state of the area.
In the past four years, British Waterways has invested £1m in upgrading towpaths and walking routes along the Nottingham Canal.