CONFUSION has surrounded the introduction of Swindon Council's new recycling and rubbish collections.

Many residents have failed to put out rubbish on the new collection day leaving bin men with nothing to do while elsewhere rubbish has been put out on the wrong day and is stacked up waiting to be collected.

Now the council is urging residents to check their collection dates in a leaflet delivered to homes.

Coun Ian Dobie, deputy leader of the council, said: "Monday was the first day of the new service and it's become apparent that many people have not read their new day as hardly any refuse was put out for collection.

"I urge people to read their leaflet to find out their change in day for both refuse collection and recycling.

Anyone without a leaflet can get more information from the council website www.swindon.gov.uk

Meanwhile residents on the High Street, Wroughton, were confused when they were delivered recycling boxes but checked their leaflets and found they were not included in the recycling collections. A council spokeswoman said the High Street would be served on the same day as the rest of the village.