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The great Glastonbury clear-up begins: Crew of 800 tasked with removing festival rubbish

Glastonbury has been all about the music for the past five days but now it’s all about clearing up the rubbish that has been left behind.

The Somerset site has been home to some 200,000 people who have been wowed by acts including Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and even Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

But now the party is officially over, campers have until 6pm to leave the 900-acre site, while crew and stall holders are given a week to clear the property.

Organisers have asked attendees to take their tents with them, with posters around the venue reading: “Love the farm, leave no trace” and a heavy emphasis on recycling throughout.

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The 514 food vendors on site had only been allowed to provide compostable plates, cups and cutlery, while glass was banned across the festival.

A litter picking crew of up to 800 will begin to clear the huge area of rubbish on Monday morning, with tractors carrying magnetic strips travelling across the fields.

Workers will also carry out a fingertip search to make sure no inch of the land goes unchecked.

The mission to convert the site back into a functioning dairy farm could take up to six weeks.