A council has said that it has been given a refund by a company that supplied thousands of faulty household recycling bags.
Residents in the North Somerset Council area were issued with red bags for their plastic and metal waste in March, following a successful trial in November 2024 that aimed to boost recycling.
But there were complaints from residents as many of the bags were found to have faded in the sun and were “falling apart at the seams”.
Councillor Annemieke Waite said the unnamed company had admitted responsibility for the issues. She added that the authority had reached a “very good agreement” with the supplier and the cost of the faulty bags would be refunded.