What they don't mention in the changes is that it used to be free to have a mattress collected - this now rises to £14. We can expect to see more mattresses dumped on the streets and in communal gardens as a result of this change.

I welcome the longer hours at weekends for taking items to the dump / recycling centre. I only wish it were not so far away.

But taking mattresses is difficult in a normal car or on the bus. Fortunately I only get rid of a mattress every 5-10 years but it will be far easier to leave it on the street and report it to the council than to pay £14. What are the chances that they will trace it back to me?