As an ex-resident of Albert Road, Brighton, I read with interest the council's plan to cover the city with large communal bins for domestic refuse.

Those who have come up with this hairbrained scheme must either have very short memories or no experience of Brighton and Hove's past refuse collection difficulties.

This picture shows the old Albert Road bin on a typical week day, again forgotten for collection.

The track record of collecting one was very poor. I am not very optimistic about their ability to collect around 150.

-Paul Phillips, Brighton