Curry your rubbish home anti-litter banner on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme.

Curry your rubbish home anti-litter banner on Wilmslow Road, Rusholme. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

3G1N4TW

File size:

86.3 MB (2.5 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4460 x 6760 px | 37.8 x 57.2 cm | 14.9 x 22.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 October 2026

Location:

Wilmslow Road, Rusholme, Manchester, UK

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. Decorative Curry Mile street banner urging people to 'Curry your rubbish home' and showing a rubbish-bin icon on a patterned purple and orange background. The banner links a local food-quarter identity to a litter-prevention message. It is displayed on a lamp post beside Wilmslow Road in Manchester, making public cleanliness and civic messaging part of the busy shopping street. The vertical banner carries a distinctly local pun: CURRY YOUR RUBBISH HOME. It takes the familiar phrase carry your rubbish home and substitutes curry to match the food businesses of Wilmslow Road. White lettering is set against a purple and orange geometric pattern with a small litter-bin symbol. The long hanging banner is mounted high on a street-light column, with large white lettering intended to be visible above the pavement. Such messaging is particularly conspicuous on streets where takeaway packaging, drinks containers and disposable food boxes can become a litter-management problem. The wording encourages visitors and local customers to dispose of waste responsibly after buying food. Bright colour blocks echo the lively identity of the Curry Mile commercial area. The banner represents a simple example of place-specific environmental communication, using wordplay to promote cleaner pavements and respect for nearby residential roads. The illustrated litter-bin symbol and public instruction directly address food packaging and refuse on this busy restaurant corridor. Its bold bin motif allows the message to be recognised at a glance from the pavement. The banner is mounted high on a roadside pole, where its vertically stacked lettering can be seen above traffic and pedestrians. The geometric border and stylised bin connect a public-service message with the street's identity. The phrase Curry your rubbish home makes a pun on the district's Curry Mile identity; the white bin symbol reinforces the instruction to deal responsibly with rubbish.