Lags are lugging rubbish from a sports centre to help boost recycling figures.

Inmates at HMP Ford are being employed to collect old paper and card from Arun Leisure Centre, Littlehampton Swimming Centre and The Windmill Entertainment Centre, Littlehampton and take it back to the jail in a van where it is recycled.

Once back at the prison the rubbish is put through a commercial shredder.

Those behind the scheme believe at least 150kg of rubbish has so far been collected and processed.