Recycling is one of those inititives that I am sure that all of us support as it will enable us to ensure that we leave a world for the future generations.It is even part of most Governments enviromental policy.

 Why then is it so difficult to do?

As a householder with two children we generate a lot of rubbish many of which can be recycled.Glass is an obvious one, be it in the form of bottles or jars. We  do not throw our glass away but wash it, store it and periodically bring it to the local bottle bank. You get to the bottle bank and find that its full and therefore you cannot deposit your bounty.Worse still is that people who have visited the bottle bank with recyclables and see that its full simply take the load from the car and leave it on the floor outside the bottle bank to act as fodder for any loon to come along and use it as a missile on a weekend night when he/she are pissed. I cannot understand why they cannot bring the glass home and return another day.

We also have a lawn and cutting the grass is one of those chores that I look foward to with as much relish as going to the dentist. Its not so much cutting the grass its the disposal of the grass and other garden cuttings. I decided to invest in a compost maker,and followed the simple instructions of placing all of my organic waste into the composter and I was assured that within a year or so I would have compost that I could use in my hanging baskets etc.Bollocks it does'nt work all I have is a mass of slime with a smell that would strip paint from a wall. Not only that because of the fact that its not decomposing its now full so I have to put the grass into black sacks and bring it to a local authority centre which is never open.

Would it be too much for somebody to explain how to compost correctly or have a timetable issued to households telling us when the bottle banks are emptied so that we can perform our civic duty. Most of us are doing thing to help the environment but why is so difficult as frustrating?