I AM surprised that the council considers there will not be any objection to the imposition of wheelie bins. Have they asked the taxpayer?

Some of the problems are quite obvious. But this council sees fit to ignore the potential.

Many residents have nowhere to keep these bins. There are those who will not take them off the pavements outside their properties.

The bins will have to be carried from the rear of properties to the front. Those who live in a property which is above street level will be at great difficulties.

The elderly will not be able to lift the bin particularly if there is two weeks of paper inside.

Two weeks of disposable nappies will be an aroma that few will be able to tolerate. Do not overlook our increasingly hot summers.

There will be regular obstruction of the pavements to the detriment of those who use the pavement. The potential for mistreatment by the city's yobs is great.

The impact on the city will be a lowering of visual standards. It will, at best, take twice as long to deal with each household collection.

Mechanical

The noise of the mechanical lifts on the back of the lorry will be unacceptable.

There is the potential of an injury claim against the council should a householder suffer injury from dealing with these bins. It is the council that will impose them.

As the potential for damage to the bin is greatest when it is being emptied, the council will have to deal with repairs or replacement.

The bins are not easy to clean therefore the trend will be to use a lining as of the black sack as of now. The supply of a bin will not convert the philistines to recycling.

This household already recycles all that this council has made provision for, but the council is still failing in some areas.

The council now wants to impose large bins which in themselves are a blot on the environment, a blot in size, a blot in cost to produce and the cost when that bin can no longer be used and will end up in a landfill.

JOHN W PEDLEY,

Worcester.