No laughing matter: Army of 200 binmen collect gigantic aerosol cans of Dutch “hippy crack” from the streets of Notting Hill as massive clean-up effort to remove 300 TONS of trash commences following a two-day party.
Following the Notting Hill carnival, binmen removed 300 tonnes of trash. Industrial-sized tubes of “noss” appeared at the two-day street festival.
Large cans contain 80 times more nitrous oxide than smaller ones, according to experts.
Huge Dutch ‘hippy crack’ canisters containing eighty times as much nitrous oxide as standard cylinders have been strewn across the streets of Notting Hill as a massive clean-up effort commences.
Following the two-day celebration, an army of council employees cleaned the streets of the city of 300 tonnes of trash, the equivalent of 25 London buses.
The massive late-night clean-up operation required 200 cleaners and 30 garbage trucks, with 30% of the material expected to be recycled.
Tuesday at 6 a.m., the streets needed to be spotless before the massive operation could commence.
Following the two-day festival, an army of council workers cleaned the streets of the city of 300 tonnes of trash, the equivalent of 25 London buses.
Hundreds of enormous gas canisters have been abandoned on the ground in west London, leaving refuse collectors to gather the aerosol cans.
Young people often consume nitrous oxide at parties and music festivals, and the small silver canisters it is typically sold in have become commonplace in town centres and parks.
However, revelers are increasingly employing enormous containers, with industrial-sized tubes of “noss” emerging at the Notting Hill Carnival and another London festival over the weekend.
The increase in these larger 600 gram canisters, which contain almost 80 times the equivalent of the smaller metal cylinders, is a concerning development, according to experts.
Large containers of nitrous oxide or “noss” were photographed on the streets of Notting Hill.
Professor of Substance Use at Liverpool John Moores University, Harry Sumnall, told MailOnline that some 600g canisters contain around eighty times the equivalent of the smaller metal ones.
There are other canisters weighing up to 2 kilograms that hold around 250 times as much as the smaller chargers.
‘Because these larger, most cost-effective canisters are available, you can obtain several times more gas and save a substantial amount of money.
Therefore, in these financially constrained times, it might be rather enticing, especially if it would be shared among groups of friends.