Putting black plastic bags outdoors ensures a growing population of seagulls, rats, cats and foxes and guarantees rubbish will be strewn everywhere.
Even seven-day-a-week refuse collection couldn't stop this happening.
Dustbins with clampable lids could make a big difference to the city's streets.
Why have they fallen so completely out of use?
Have I missed something?
It could also make a big difference if Brighton and Hove City Council used appropriate street-cleaning technology.
Small carts, long-handled brushes and pans have probably been in use for a century or more.
This doesn't mean they work.
Watch a street sweeper on a windy day. Count the seconds it takes to sweep up one cigarette butt and the time it takes to transfer it to the cart.
Couldn't we invest in a few vacuum cleaners?
-Trevor Pateman, Dolphin Court, Hove
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