There is more disruption to waste collections across the borough, meaning some residents will not have their bins collected this week.

"Mechanical issues" with Serco's collection vehicles mean that some streets across Basingstoke and Deane have seen disruption to their collections.

It is affecting recycling and waste collections.

The council is asking for residents who live on roads where none of the bins have been collected to leave their bins out.

But BDBC have added that residents who live on dozens of narrow streets will not have their bins collected at all this week because of a fault with the specialist vehicles used to access those roads.

Residents can see if their roads are affected here: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/impacted-roads.

A BDBC spokesperson said: "Due to mechanical issues with collection vehicles, there is some disruption to waste and recycling collection services this week.

"If none of the bins in your street have been collected, please continue to leave your bin out in its usual collection place and the crew will return as soon as possible. Bin collection crews are working hard, including at weekends, to try to clear any backlog.

"If only your bin, rather than the whole street, has been missed, please complete a missed bin form at https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/missedbin

"If you live on a narrow road or your property is difficult to access we will not be able to collect waste or recycling this week owing to a mechanical fault with the smaller specialist vehicles that have to be used.

"If you are one of these residents you should not leave your bin out as the crews will take extra waste or recycling on your next scheduled collection date."

It comes after garden waste collections were suspended last week after several crew members were told to self-isolate. The decision was made to protect other collections.

Hook-based outsourcing giant Serco operate the £88 million joint contract to collect rubbish across Basingstoke and Deane and Hart.

Last year, The Gazette revealed that BDBC gave Serco a £5 million, interest-free loan to buy 44 bin lorries.