An updated recycling system with new bins will be introduced by East Ayrshire Council next year.

From April, residents will be asked to fill an "innovative recycling trolley", which is the first of its kind in Scotland.

The trolley is replacing the blue bin, enabling people to separate their waste into paper, card, glass, cans and household plastics.

Council leader Douglas Reid "Over the past six years the council has developed a recycling and waste collection strategy which has focused on providing our communities with a full range of kerbside recycling.

"We have seen a huge change in public attitudes, with our residents really getting behind the recycling service.

"The demand for recycling from home has increased significantly and with this in mind we are going to be making further improvements in the coming months."

He added: "East Ayrshire will be the first authority in Scotland to introduce an innovative recycling trolley, which will allow waste management services to roll out a new weekly recycling collection service.

"I am confident that our residents will benefit from the new weekly recycling collection service and that the new system will stop waste being sent to landfill."