Bottle banks struggle to cope with festive waste

Photographs have shed light on the backlog of overflowing bins that local authorities are faced with following the festive period.Overflowing bottle banks at a Berkshire recycling centre provide an insight into the huge task ahead for authorities as people discard the remnants of their Christmas and New Year's Eve parties.Rows of empty spirit, beer and wine bottles were sorted by colour and laid on the ground at a supermarket recycling centre near Bracknell, as piles of bin bags were awaiting co