• I SEE a lot of readers think that because other councils have moved to fortnightly waste collections all is going well, a little research will show that many council areas now have private waste collections.

Many items that on paper can be recycled in reality can’t. One example is pizza boxes: if in pristine condition they’re ok, if you get a bit of cheese fat on the box it has to go in non-recyclable waste. That’s most boxes.

What’s needed is for councils to co-operate regionally so that the same items are recyclable though out that region and an information campaign to inform the locals what goes where.

Local authorities may say that things are going well but the evidence of people making their own arrangements suggests otherwise.

We don’t have nappies in our bins, we don’t have a vermin problem, James and I set up Camden Bins (camdenbins.co.uk) because we didn’t want rubbish sitting outside our front room window for up to two weeks and if we don’t watch out our council may even go as far as one in Wales where they have gone monthly and are talking about every sixth week.

Although that would be good for this local business, it would not be good for Camden or residents.

GEORGE CURLEY, N7