Members of the public are being given the chance to have a say on waste and recycling in the Cotswolds.

Today Cotswold District Council launched a survey about the type of services that are best for the area.

The council's service provider Ubico Ltd needs to replace its existing fleet of kerbside collection vehicles during 2019 as the current ones will be at the end of their service life.

Improvements in technology should mean that the new vehicles will offer smarter and more efficient ways of collecting recycling and the council is seeking the views of residents to help us maximise the benefits of these advances.

Cllr Sue Coakley, CDC Cabinet Member for Environment, said: "We have a great opportunity to improve our kerbside waste and recycling services in line with the needs of people across the district.

"We plan to gather customer feedback on the current service and suggestions for improvement. This will enable us to come up with new ways to deliver the service so that we can reduce the amount of residual waste going to landfill and increase recycling. The introduction of a better system will also help us keep down the cost of Council Tax."

To take part in the survey visit www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SRM7M3M  by Friday July 20.

Cllr Coakley added: "There have been significant changes to the distribution of housing in some parts of the district over the last decade. We altered several rounds in 2016 to accommodate those changes and the optimisation exercise went very smoothly, thanks to the support of residents.

"The distribution of recently built and planned housing continues to affect the make-up of waste and recycling collection rounds and we believe there is scope for further route alterations to increase efficiency. It is probable that this will result in changes to some collection days. When this occurs, we will again ensure that everyone is fully informed and understands the new collection arrangements."