Extra enforcement officers will also be drafted in to help ensure the rubbish is disposed of legally.

Leeds City Council's north west area management team has issued a leaflet for students detailing the clean-up plans and providing contact numbers and information about waste disposal.

It also provides contact details for local charity shops to try to encourage students to dispose of their possessions and furniture as ethically as possible.

The area will also benefit from the services of Green Streets, a group of students who collect any good quality, reusable items.
These include bedding, clothing, crockery, pots, pans, books, CDs, DVDs and non-perishable foods.
They redistribute them to charities, hostels, shelters and other students to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill
sites.

Coun James Monaghan (Lib Dem, Hyde Park and Headingley), chair of the council's Inner North West Area Committee, said: "Students in the area often get a bad press, but we have worked closely with the students' unions on this and we are confident that stationing these skips in Headingley and Hyde Park, and providing the best access to recycling facilities will greatly benefit the local community.

"Waste which is illegally dumped on the streets can be distressing and potentially dangerous for residents."