Sir, – With reference to "Bin bills to fall with weight charges" (February 1st), it amazes me why we have wheelie bins at all. Why does Ireland have these refuse-collecting monsters on our streets when most of our European neighbours have large bins in central areas for refuse and recyclables?
Green bins are particularly vulnerable to being blown over on windy days, thereby spreading litter. Wheelie bins are a blight on collection days and a problem for disabled people.
They are a permanent eyesore in terraced properties, where bins have to be left in front gardens.
Are we right and our European neighbours wrong? I don’t think so. – Yours, etc,
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VICTOR LEVINGSTONE,
Sandymount,
Dublin 4.