Thirty tonnes of rubbish was left on Brighton beach and seafront in what has been described as the busiest Tuesday ever seen.

Litter was left strewn on the pebbles after thousands of people enjoyed the hottest day of the year.

Angry people turned to social media to express their disgust at the fact litter-bugs hadn’t cleared away their rubbish after their visit.

Dan MacKey told The Argus: “We have a pop up gallery at the on the seafront at the fishing quarter and arrived about 9am this morning.

"There was so much broken glass, bottles filled with stones and plastic blowing around all up the beach.

"We went to walk our dog but it was just too dangerous so gave up.

"Other Brighton residents were complaining as the feeling is that it is mostly day trippers who take their litter.

"It's such a shame that we will most probably come back to it looking in a similar bad state tomorrow morning as a result of the sunny weather today."

Charlotte Jackson tweeted:

Lucy Edwards, of Hove, who saw the mess last night said: “Brighton beaches in summertime resemble the apocalyptic littering of the rabble at Glastonbury. Bathers showing clear disregard for the tidal pollution they leave behind, bar owners dishing out plastic cups faster than the chip pinching seagulls and the council clean up staff and bins adequate for a postage stamp.

“A £1 levy on plastic reusable cups by bars, more bins and posters in situ showing environmental damage caused by litter akin to cigarette packaging graphics would be a start to combating this regular molesting of our Sussex coast.”

This morning a team of 14 people from Brighton and Hove City Council collected around 30 tonnes of rubbish from the beach and the bins along the seafront – the most ever collected in one morning.

Brighton and Hove City Council’s lead councillor for the Environment Gill Mitchell said: “On hot sunny days when thousands of day trippers arrive in the city and leave a mountain of rubbish behind them, clearing up afterwards is always a challenge.

“We continue to urge visitors to dispose of their rubbish responsibly, either by finding a bin or taking it home with them.

“There are dozens of bins along the seafront and even on the beach itself to make it easy to dispose of litter. There are also special bins for barbecues.

“Our beach cleaning crews do a fantastic job working from 5am to 10pm seven days a week and emptying litter bins on the seafront and in the city centre several times each day.

“During the summer months we also employ 20 additional street cleansing staff and put extra litter bins on the beach.

“We also urge people not to take glass onto the beach as it is difficult to clear up smashed glass in among the pebbles.”