In defence of city's green bag scheme
I WAS astounded to read in your paper a letter so severely critical of the 'green bags' service which I have found to be such a blessing. I don't know how I could manage without it.
I am aged and somewhat disabled and no longer drive and have no other means of disposing of garden rubbish. Four oak trees are lovely but a curse for two-three months when shedding their leaves and there are always grass cuttings and prunings etc. One green bin would not be enough for the job.
I am very finicky about general mess and litter and I must say I have never felt that Dore and Totley looks "as if it is full of the worst kind of untidy, irresponsible, uncaring fly tippers."
Would Green man like to have the Veolia wagons and staff multipled in order to have more collections and what might it do to the council tax? I notice he says that there are many 'green thinking' people responsible enough to use the green sack scheme in the Greenhill area where he lives.
Earlier in the letter he states that he reacted recently, at long last, to the plea to use green sacks instead of the wheelie bin. We were asked a long time ago not to put garden waste in the black bins, so that was not very responsible, was it?
Long live the green bag scheme.
BUY ONLINE: The Sheffield Telegraph and Property Guide are now out every Thursday. To sign up on line click here.
MORE:
Local News
Local Sport
Arts Guide
Community News
Listings Guide
Restaurant Guide
Letters
Email to a friend
Print this page
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Sheffield
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Heavy snow
Temperature: -2 C to -0 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: West
