THE reply from Torfaen Council members to D. Evans letter (Litter Concerns).
Smacks of Nero fiddling while Rome burnt.
 Their solution is to turn residents into curtain twitchers and spy on recycling operators then report them.
Is litter created by our collections, yes. Is it the operators fault, no.
The system they are expected to work makes it almost impossible not to create some mess.
They have to hold a black box up against the side of the wagon with body pressure whilst trying to sort five or six differing recycling streams into separate locations when parked in the middle of the road.
If they stopped for everything that went astray the rounds would never get done.
Perhaps council engineers could be innovative and design a more efficient method of collection which would suit some of the Victorian streets we have in the borough thus giving the operators a chance at the moment.
Their task is equivalent to pushing gravy up hill with a fork.

Mr C. Bevan
Oxford Street
Griffithstown