WEED control teams will be hitting the streets to keep the city tidy.
Throughout August staff from Nottingham City Council will be treating 1,442km of pavement and paths, 767km of roads as well as 401km cycle track to keep on top of the potential problem.
To control the weeds, teams from the council use an eco-friendly weed killer which is sprayed onto the area.
It takes up to fifteen staff using hand-held equipment and spraying machines three weeks to spray all of Nottingham but some weeds such as Mare's Tail are more problematic and need extra attention to see them off.
Councillor Nicola Heaton, Nottingham City Council Portfolio Holder for Community Services said: "To make Nottingham really clean and tidy, we need to remove weeds as much as we do litter or leaf fall in the autumn.
"Our ambition is to keep Nottingham's status as the UK's cleanest city and keeping on top of the weeds plays a big part in this.
"We aim to make Nottingham's public footpaths and highways totally weed free.
"You can imagine how big a challenge this is when you think about how many weeds pop up in your own garden.
"Weeding is an important way to increase pride in where we live and to make the city as a whole a much more attractive place."
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