On 2006-08-06 13:53:43 +0100, "DMac" said:

you could always take "direct action" as someone else suggested.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/5236856.stm

An irate Bristol resident has dumped a food recycling bin on the
doorstep of a councillor claiming the bins have never been emptied
since the scheme started.
The bin came with an anonymous letter suggesting councillor Steven
Comer got a taste of the "stinking squalor" which was blighting the
street in Eastville.

Mr Comer said some isolated incidents had occurred but added homes
missed should call the council's hotline.

"We've had a few complaints but overall the scheme has been a success."

Clearly not enough festering bin bags have been dumped on Mr Comer's
doorstep if he thinks this is a success. I don't think that it's
acceptable for the council to require people to separate rubbish as
kitchen waste as is being suggested. If he thinks that this is
important then he can make the door to door visits to sift through the
rubbish. Were I a resident, I would be calling their hotline every
week.