it's your own fault say friends of the earth

From The Argus

Environment campaigners claim the bin strike should remind people to reduce their household waste.

Friends of the Earth said some of the piles of rubbish which have built up in Brighton and Hove could have been avoided if people were reusing, recycling and composting more.

Alison Walters, from the group, said: "Looking at the waste piling up around the city much of it could be recycled and food waste can be composted.

"We need to take responsibility for what we put out on the street.”

If the refuse collection operatives weren't on strike then there wouldn't be piles of rubbish and recycling on the streets Alison. I was in Brighton this week and the mounds of waste growing around the communal street bins are hardly going to attract people to the city. After all the residents are forced to pay ever larger sums of Council Tax that provides for this service so the service should be provided. Simples