Re-cycling round here is rubbish

We are constantly being told to reduce, reuse or recycle. And I believe that we should be doing all we can to reduce the impact that we have on our envionment.

Probably the easist thing to do is use the kerbside re-cycling schemes that most, if not all local authorities now provide. When we moved to our present address I was pleasantly surprised I could request any number of boxes, and had a long list of what can go in them. In our 3 boxes I even seperate the items so that it is a simple case of the boxes being emptied into the correct bin on the truck. I'm doing my bit.

But the company who are contracted to gather all this stuff we have washed out, and seperated are not playing ball. They discard the lids and boxes all over the kerb and road - and take no care to make sure all the items go into the truck - leaving a trail of litter behind them! Plus, sometimes they don't even turn up on the right day, so we're guessing whether to take the boxes in or hope they'll come the next day.

I have complained, so have others. I also believe that it is discouraging some from bothering to recycle at all, as all they seem to do is pick up their re-cycling that has been strewn all over the street.

Are we alone I wonder...