The volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took to the streets of Wimbledon, Morden and Kingston to gather bottles and rubbish as part of a national clean-up campaign.
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By Fiona Simpson | January 1, 2017
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A spectacular 85 tonnes of waste and around 15,000 Champagne bottles were cleared from the banks of the Thames after one million revellers gathered to welcome the New Year.
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Meanwhile, a group of young Muslims gathered in south-west London to collect litter left behind by party-goers.
The volunteers from Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association took to the streets of Wimbledon, Morden and Kingston to gather bottles and rubbish as part of a national clean-up campaign.
Mercy for Mankind will see 5,000 cleaning sessions take place across the country this year.
British Imam and spokesman for AMYA Farhad Ahmad said: "Littering costs the UK an estimated one billion pounds a year.
“While the Government and local authorities are doing a great deal to address this issue, we feel strongly that it is our religious and civic duty to also act.
“From a religious perspective, both cleanliness and looking after our local communities is an essential part of the Islamic faith. With this in mind, our members kicked off 2017 with a nationwide street cleaning day.”
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