VEHICLE breakdowns caused several areas in Harlow to miss their recycling collections.

Bins all over the town are still sitting out on Saturday morning after the mechanical failures.

Portfolio holder for the environment, cllr Phil Waite said: “There has been some disruption to recycling collections due to vehicle breakdowns.

“We are working with our contractor and have a plan in place to catch up with these collections as soon as possible. We apologise to residents for the disruption. Our advice to residents is that they should continue to leave their recycling out as it will be collected.”