A £58 million recycling plant backed by Warwick District Council is set to open this summer, marking the final stages of a joint project between eight local authorities to boost recycling across the West Midlands.

Described as a "'game changer" by councillors, the Material Recycling Facility is being built on London Road, Coventry.

The scheme is being overseen by Sherbourne Recycling Ltd, a company created by Warwickshire's five district and borough councils, Coventry City Council, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council and Walsall Council.

When fully open, the facility will be able to process 175,000 tonnes of material every year from both domestic and commercial sources.

Warwick District Council said it will use "advanced technologies" to tackle a wide range of waste materials including single use plastics, achieving high rates of material purity with commercial value.

Portfolio holder for neighbourhood services, Cllr Moira-Ann Grainger said: "This new facility will be a game changer for our district, giving us the ability to greatly improve our recycling rates and the range of materials we can collect from the kerbside that would previously have gone to landfill."

Richard Dobbs, managing director of Sherbourne Recycling added: "Creating these facilities allows our partners to acquire a state-of-the-art treatment unit to offer a sustainable solution for recyclable household waste produced in the region."

The project was originally expected to cost £34.5 million but is now likely to set the local councils back £58 million in total.