AS a family of four our bin is always full at the end of the week, and never has room for this supposed garden waste, which I always take to the tip myself.

The council has again decided to treat the public like children and dictate down rather than engage in a proper debate.

Its attitude has hardly helped to allay concerns about the situation, mainly because of to their apparent reluctance to actually reveal the full details of the scheme.

What will happen to the green collections during winter?

Will black bins will be collected weekly in the "off" season?

What will happen if your non-green rubbish absolutely won't fit into your bin?

Will the collectors take extra black bags, or leave them strewn across the street as they do now if you dare to leave an extra bag next to your bin?

Will larger black bins be made available to families who have trouble coping with the amount of rubbish?

Will there be a review of the scheme after a few weeks to see if it is working?

Such questions should have been answered right at the start. I wonder whether even the council knows the answers.

I am not against recycling. I happily fill our green bucket with glass and tins, and the paper bag is always full by collection day. But I am not a fool and I don't appreciate being treated as such.

I already carry out most of the "tips for producing less rubbish" on the council's web site. My bin is still full.

When 95 per cent of everything that comes from the shops is encased in vast amounts of packaging - most of which does not fit into one of the council's current recycle schemes - then what are we supposed to do?

Lee Tonks,

Bowland Way,

Clifton Without,

York.

Updated: 10:35 Thursday, September 01, 2005