We read that Cherwell is among the top 10 local authorities for recycling waste (Oxford Mail, March 23).

I fill my blue bin every second week but because of the nasty "excess waste" labels and other draconian threats received, if there's as much as a pig's ear poking out of any bin, I just have to put an equal amount of recyclable waste into my green bin every other week.

If blue bins were emptied every week, I would be able to fill them and our district council would attain a figure of around 80 per cent for recycling, a far cry from the current hailed success rate of 42 per cent, and, potentially, the world leader in recycling.

Give us more collections and take away more waste.

JOHN MACALLISTER, Kidlington