Fridges and freezers can no longer be recycled at local tips, Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has confirmed.

The local authority says there is a "national crisis in fridge and freezer recycling capacity" and there is not enough space to store them.

"This is because UK recycling capacity has tightened significantly due to facility fires and plant closures," a WCC statement said.

Other councils have also issued a ban on recycling old appliances at tips.

The ban applies to residents and businesses.

Cllr Darren Cheshire, portfolio holder for environment, heritage and culture, said: "We had hoped to avoid this scenario through our temporary storage and contingency measures, but the national processing network has simply reached its absolute limit.

"With no clear end in sight to the processing crisis, we have been left with no choice but to suspend the acceptance of all fridges and freezers at our HWRCs with immediate effect.

​"We know this is incredibly frustrating for our residents, local businesses, and our District and Borough Council partners. However, this is an escalating nationwide infrastructure issue - as we are seeing with Nottinghamshire and Many other authorities taking the exact same emergency steps this week.

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"Please do not bring these appliances to our recycling centres, as our staff will have to turn you away. We urgently ask residents to keep hold of their old appliances for the time being or explore retailer take-back or repair and reuse options if appropriate. We are continuing to press the Government and industry partners for a national resolution and will reinstate our collection services as soon as it is viable to do so."