Recycling idea is positive step

Too often, recycling is one of those words which is used in order to appear ‘green’ but with no intention of doing anything about it in real terms.

So it was good to see councillor Philip Circus’ announcement in last week’s County Times concerning the start of kerbside collections of batteries, textiles and small electrical items.

Even more steps forward will be taken once food waste collection is in place.

We must expect local authorities to make it easy for us to recycle appropriate materials. However, we have to play our part.

Just because a producer decides to label something as recyclable, it doesn’t mean to say that it is and we mustn’t be misled.

A council will tell us what it can recycle so let’s be driven by fact and not advertising fiction.

DAVID MOORE

Swindon Road, Horsham