During the first week of the wheelie bin collection in the Portslade area, as much rubbish was left behind in bags as was collected.

The binmen had orders to empty wheelie bins only. All other rubbish was to be left behind. I asked when the charge for extra bags will come into force. The reply: "Not too long, mate."

So the question to Brighton and Hove City Council is when and how much per bag? If you run the collection on the lines of your parking fines, there is a fortune to be made but the end result will be fly tipping on a massive scale. The extra taxes give you nothing, on rubbish clearance less.

-C P Humphrey, Portslade