A fine thanks for my recycling effort
Published: 19 August, 2010
• WHEN Camden told me about their new recycling initiative, I was very happy indeed that they were taking this worrying global concern so seriously on a local level.
I enthusiastically went out that very weekend and bought some large plastic containers to help me sort the recycling indoors, before transferring it to the bewildering array of new bins.
In the past I had painstakingly cleaned and sorted plastic, paper and glass, only to watch it all being thrown into the same crusher, but now felt there was hope of an effective follow-up to my actions.
On Wednesday evening, I spent a good half-hour after work making sure that the recycling was sorted properly, according to the instructions, and in an easily-collectable condition.
On Thursday morning, on leaving for work, I tripped over the brown compost bin, thoughtfully left on my doorstep right in front of my front door, and nearly fell headlong.
I then surveyed the debris following the evidently hasty collection, being an array of tins, containers and bottles strewn everywhere in the front garden.
The bins themselves were left in my front pathway, along with a further beer can and a butter container.
If this were the first time, then it would not necessarily be a problem, but our bins are routinely left lying around any-old-how.
My spring tulips in the front garden were sadly decapitated for the second year running by a frisbee dustbin lid.
I am still awaiting the promised call-back from the rubbish collection department regarding all these events.
If Camden wants us to continue to recycle, they must try to treat us with a modicum of respect!
Robin B Mackay Miller
Constantine Road, NW3