I did pose the following idea to a recycilg officer once. She had told me that the reason Lewisham did not collect garden waste, ( unlike Southwark ) is that it is environmentally unfriendly for a lorry to drive around. I explained to her that it was cheaper for me to hire a taxi and take my garden waste ( driver permitting ) to friends who live in Southwark and to place it in their green bins, than it was to buy plastic bags from Lewisham, even though I pay a lot of money to Lewisham each month in council tax. Also the plastic bags are often 50% air, if they have twigs /large cuttings in etc, which means any lorry driving around to collect them is not being that efficient. My point about the rural area I know is that with imagination the problem is easily solved, especially in a densely populated area of inner London. I have had a leaflet from Steve Bullock and Jim O'Dowd just about recycling. Now is perhaps a good time to raise such issues, they might be more inclined to listen than they have previously seemed. Are there many votes in recycling properly and environmental issues? I hope so.