WHENEVER I visit another part of the country it makes me realise what an excellent refuse collection system we have here in Redditch.

A black bin for rubbish and a green bin for recyclables; what could be simpler?

Elsewhere one is confronted with umpteen different bags, fiddly sacks, boxes and bins, and often items recyclable here are consigned to the dustbin elsewhere.

Okay, the fortnightly collection can be a problem for some people but, on the whole, long may our excellent system continue.

Allan Gascoigne Lodge Park, Redditch