A battery recycling trial that was due to start in parts of central Fife from next week has been put on hold.
The pilot scheme was to begin on Monday, March 31, but Fife council has made a late decision to postpone it.
It says the trial will happen later in the year but it was necessary to review the boxes being used to store batteries in bin lorries to make sure they were safe and of a suitable size.
There are other means of recycling batteries through shops, charities and recycling centres and residents are being encouraged to continue doing that.
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Alexander Anderson, Service Manager (Domestic Waste and Street Cleansing), Waste Operations, said: “Unfortunately, our battery recycling trial is now being postponed until later in the year.
“This is because we are reviewing the boxes that will be used to store the batteries in the bin lorries, as we want to make sure that they are both suitable in size and safe.
”As the trial is now postponed, local people should take their batteries to recycling centres, supermarkets, shops or charities, as usual. Fife Council will keep residents updated and advise on the new start date for the battery recycling trial."
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