People who fail to recycle and don’t leave out their bins on time will be recorded by East Ayrshire Council  as part of a rubbish crackdown.

The council is rolling out a new IT system which will keep track of homes where recycling is not sorted or food waste isn’t left out.

Staff will operate the “in-cab software” from bin lorries, which will monitor residents’  bins. It is understood the software will cost £96,000.

Councillors approved a raft of changes to waste collection last week, including introducing a £30 annual brown bin collection charge.

Bosses also plan to put a stop to non-East Ayrshire residents using the council’s recycling centres.

East Ayrshire residents will register for a  new permit to leave their trash, councillors decided last week at a full council meeting.

Members were told at a council cabinet meeting that some people report missed collections after not bothering to leave their wheelie bins out in the first place.

To deal with the problem, staff are to start recording when bins aren’t out with the new software.

Council waste services manager Malcolm Rae said: “The in-cab software has a tablet screen which details all of the route information. It uses GPS to confirm locations.

“It can be used, for example, if the crew arrive at an address on their route and the bin is not presented for collection – the driver can record this on the tablet via a drop down menu confirming the house number.

“This is immediately sent to the customer service staff system. The system can also be used to record participation in recycling. For example, if a household is not presenting food for collection, then this would be recorded in the same way.

“The system can also record contamination, unauthorised additional bins, excess waste presented or confirm details of households requiring assisted pull outs and risk assessment information.

“The systems are widely used throughout the UK in waste collection services.”

The radical waste management plans were agreed as part of the budget by councillors last Thursday.

Bosses said change is necessary because the council receives less money for recyclable waste while the disposal of rubbish costs more.

Officials said East Ayrshire recycling rates are above the Scottish average.