East Cambridgeshire District Council is inviting young people to take part in an artwork competition for the council's new fleet of recycling and waste lorries.

The lorry artwork competition will kick start the council's new campaign, "Love Your Street".

East Cambridgeshire District Council are hoping that the artwork, which will feature on the side of the lorries, will encourage the residents of East Cambridgeshire to:

- Not drop litter on the street

- Clean up after their dog

- Take part in organised litter picks

- Pledge to keep the area outside the front of their homes litter free

- Report anyone who commits an environmental crime, such as graffiti, fly-tipping or setting fire to commercial waste

- Recognise that cleaner, greener streets are safer for humans, especially children and wildlife

Nine designs will be shortlisted and transformed into artwork on the lorries. 

The competition is one of many activities in the Love Your Street campaign.

There will also be community clean ups, a Love Your Street survey, and education packs for local schools or community groups.

The council is also encouraging residents to become a #LoveYourSteetHero by taking part in local litter picking initiatives.

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Designs for the lorry artwork competition need to be in a landscape format, but can be created out of any media.

East Cambridgeshire District Council is accepting entries for the competition until 8pm on Friday 1 March.

Entries can be submitted to the council office either via post or by email.

The council's email is: comms@eastcambs.gov.uk.

Postal entries will need to be addressed to:

Communications Team,

East Cambridgeshire District Council,

The Grange,

Nutholt Lane,

Ely,

CB7 4EE

Everyone entering the competition should remember to include their name, age, address and contact telephone number or email.