TIDY

It appears that the situation for wildlife on Earth is deteriorating. I am not a great lover of bugs and flies but … they are important to the ecosystems we rely on. We live in a world obsessed with tidiness. Neighbours are even putting screnes around their recycling bins! On which, I have a couple of comments. Firstly why do people put their rubbish in black bin bags? We are supposed to be cutting down on plastic waste – not creating it! Second – and I am not sure about this. There are getting on for 30 million homes in the UK, most of whom will recycle waste food or at least bag it. This presumably went in a smelly bin in the past which would have been lovely for flies and insects? Third – We are now being encouraged to recycle soft plastics – surely the film covering take aways and other products needs washing – thus increasing water usage and energy? Can they not find a decompsable film that can be put in with food waste?