Dear Editor,
With all due respect to Mr Pickering’s laudable concern for the impact on working conditions of privatisation, may I venture a word of praise for the recycling service implemented by the Council, now augmented by the long overdue and very welcome provision of food recycling?
Surely a very positive outcome of fortnightly collections could be a heightened effort on the part of all responsible citizens to reduce the bulk of their refuse. While I concede that it is comparatively easy for me to reduce the bulk of my refuse given that my family have grown up and left home , nevertheless I take pride in the fact that with determination and commitment to caring for our environment, I now find it possible, given the comprehensive provision of recycling services, to put out my green bin – containing at most two black bags of refuse – only once every second month.
As citizens we cannot with impunity continue piling mountain upon mountain of stinking refuse into landfill. It distresses me to witness householders loading up their green bins with recyclable material when the Council is providing such detailed support in terms of recycling bins and literature, and when there are recycling points within walking distance of all able-bodied inhabitants of North Edinburgh.
Joyce Gunn Cairns, West Pilton
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In reply to this letter, I agree to an extent with the author. However why should anyone have to walk to recycle points? Fact is many flats in North Edinburgh do not have appropriate recycling boxes. Their is still confusion over all the boxes and different bags.
I am meeting with Lesley Hinds today to highlight my concerns regarding the recycling boxes, collections and the issues of safety.
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