STUDENTS helped clean up their neighbourhoods in a day of action.
Volunteers swept pavements and cleared gardens in Lenton Boulevard.
Nottingham City Council has vowed to fine students who fail to keep standards high.
Students from the University of Nottingham teamed up with council staff to clean the street and talk to residents about recycling, cleanliness and crime.
Neighbourhood development officer for Dunkirk and Lenton Iffat Iqbal organised the day of action on Wednesday. She said: "The day went really well, we had a great turnout from students and also staff from the university and city council.
"Over the years there have been various problems with overflowing bins and such like. We are asking the students to take some responsibility now.
"The message is that now we have done the clean-up, this is a fresh start for everyone."
The volunteers numbered all bins in Lenton Boulevard, before door-knocking and cleaning the gardens of 77 houses on the road.
Students were asked to give their names and were informed that if they failed to keep bins away from the pavement and their recycling up to date they would be given warnings and potential fines of £80.
Mrs Iqbal said: "We are enforcing, this isn't a light touch. We will issue people with fines. There has generally been a lot of positive feedback – a lot of students were saying the front gardens have always been a mess and a lot of them didn't know what to do about gardening or recycling."
Sian Green, a Student Union representative and community officer, said: "It was a positive result, we had nothing but good feedback. This was the start. We are going to do more."
The next step is to try to encourage businesses to occupy shops which have closed down in Lenton Boulevard.
Ms Green, 20, said: "We need to get people to have pride in where they live and realise they are part of the community. We are residents of Nottingham and it is important that we encourage students to act like we are. We need to be mindful of people living in the area."
