Eastbourne moving into 21st century at long last

It’s been a long time coming and I’ve lost count of the number of letters I’ve written to the top brass at the council, but at long last we are moving into the 21st Century and introducing a more environmentally friendly way of dealing with waste and recycling.

It’s frankly crackers that we haven’t done it before now.

I have been writing to the corporation for years saying that the change was the obvious next step, especially considering the quick wins on offer - more recycling, less pollution in the air and cheaper, what’s not to like.

Having been fortunate to travel overseas during my career I’ve seen how other countries recycle with so much more efficiency than here, Germany is a great example.

Governments have an important role to play, but civilians will decide whether we ultimately succeed or not.

I hope residents in Eastbourne respond enthusiastically, if they do they will find their recycling goes up, while their day-to-day rubbish reduces.

You don’t need to travel far to see that the new approach in Eastbourne works jolly well elsewhere.

Before retirement we lived in Wealden, the council there has been collecting recycling one week and household rubbish the next for years without any problems at all.

I’ve read some preposterous scare stories in the last few days.

My response is this, why don’t people in Wealden report any of the nasties that the purveyors of doom believe we will see in Eastbourne?

Crack on Eastbourne Borough Council, the noisy neighbours will soon simmer down and embrace our collective effort to drive up recycling in the town.

David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg can’t save the planet on their own!