Council chiefs have issued an apology to residents in Renfrewshire after "a lack of available staff" led to a disruption in bin collections.
A statement confirmed the local authority would not collect household waste bins on Thursday or Friday, while recycling centres would also be closed.
An email distributed to elected members said the majority of frontline workers in waste and StreetScene services "failed to attend work" on Thursday morning. It added they would be "unable to predict" the position on Friday, but that a similar situation was anticipated.
