A resident who says he was left without recycling facilities for "many months" says he wonders why such a simple error took so long to set right by the council.

Gez Kahan, of West Street in Marlow, lives in a row of houses that cannot have normal bins due to their roadside location, and instead are given special sacks for recycling and waste.

Mr Kahan says Wycombe District Council failed to deliver new stock, leaving him and his neighbours unable to properly put out their rubbish.

After complaining to the waste services department the 62-year-old was promised a new batch, but problems in the department meant the delivery was not made until this week - months after he raised the issue.

And the writer and musician, who has lived on the street for 13 years, says it gives him no faith in the newly elected council to carry out their basic responsibilities.

He said: "While everyone has been happy to apologise, no-one has yet provided an explanation of why this happened or what is being done to prevent it happening in the future.

"What does this issue say about the way recycling is handled in this area?

"Since colour coded sacks are a basic plank of the system, what confidence can we have that the waste that householders diligently sort is being recycled appropriately?

"And if a problem reaches this stage before any councillor is aware of it, what does that say about line management, accountability and oversight of operations within the organisation as a whole?"

After raising the issue with councillors and officials, Mr Kahan was offered an apology from Caroline Hughes, Head of Environment at WDC.

And ward councillor Alex Collingwood told the resident he was "disappointed with the response from the team" over the matter.

Council spokesman Catherine Spalton said: "Regrettably we have been experiencing some operational issues over the past week or so which has resulted in missed collections and in this instance, non-delivery of sacks to households on West Street in Marlow.

"We are doing all that we can to resolve these issues so that we can continue to provide a reliable and convenient waste and recycling service for local residents.

"We would to thank local residents for their patience and to apologise for the inconvenience."