WE MADE a last, poignant, trip to the Beckfield Lane tip on Sunday. Cars entered and left the premises with apparent ease, and no one was observed to fall down the short flights of steps to the skips.

But, from April 16, recyclers from the west half of York will have to emit carbon all the way to the east side to dump their rubbish. Funny, that.

Allison Peterson, Barlow Street, York.