Somerset Waste Partnership has issued an apology for missing collections, saying that the the heatwave had hampered waste crews.

There has been a promise that these crews will be out from 6am on Saturday (June 30) in Sedgemoor, South Somerset and Taunton Deane to make catch-up pick-ups after the missed collections of recent days.

Somerset Waste Partnership (SWP) said that it had been a "long, tough and hot week" and said that staff and vehicles had been affected by the continued hot weather.

In a statement, SWP said: "We apologise that your collection was missed during the very warm weather that affected both vehicles and staff; please make sure any missed bins and boxes are at the kerbside in good time and are easy to spot.

" Please help our hard working crews by sorting and segregating recycling without using carrier bags, rinsing out all containers, squashing all except glass and aerosols, and flattening and cutting up cardboard and boxes.

"Wrap all food waste in newspaper, or tie in a compostable liner, before adding it to the kerbside bin."

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All 16 take the dozen or so items usually collected at the kerbside - plus plastic pots, tubs and trays - though if you take food waste, it must be double bagged and put in the landfill disposal skip.

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