I totally agree with the letter in your paper on Friday, December 13, ref collection of green bins.

I had the same problem with the recycling collection team when I put out the same amount of bins as Mr S Moffet of Shaw.

I normally have no need to put out a green bin as I have my own compost bin which takes all the waste from my garden. It was only when we rearranged our garden that we needed to use the large bin and small bin, only to find that when I put them out they would only take the one bin.

When I tackled the operators about it, I was told the same story and that it didn’t matter that, for the best part of the year, I did not need to use this service. I could only put out one bin for collection.

Another occasion I needed to use the green bin was when I removed all the dead plants from my garden, they again left the bin. saying it contained soil. But the only soil in the bin was that which had fallen from roots of plants. (Perhaps the real reason for leaving it was that it was a bit heavier than normal).

I phoned the number to ask why the bin was left and explained that the only soil in the bin was from the plants’ roots, I was told that as the green waste is taken to an organic farm they cannot take any soil that may be contaminated, but how do they know what has been sprayed on any plant material that is delivered to this farm?

There seems not to be any flexibility for the recycling team to use their initiative when collecting these bins, as most households do not regularly put green bins every two weeks, so why the inflexibility?

I did ask the operator how many black boxes were allowed per household, as many of my neighbours regularly put out more than one and have no problem having them emptied, this appears to be acceptable.

The council wants us to recycle but not too much.

Mr RA Naish, Chalfont Close, Trowbridge.