I was very recently in the Kaimai's exploring our beautiful countryside and I came across a discarded fridge in the middle of a parking area and a pile of rubbish in the grass.

What an eyesore and a disgrace. A blot on our beautiful, natural surroundings.

However this is not an isolated incident, it is endemic throughout New Zealand.

Why do people dump unwanted rubbish, useless items, fridges, stoves, sofas around the city just about anywhere they can as long as they are not spotted doing it?

How can we stop the problem?

Well the solution is obvious isn't it?

It is proven that people disregard stupid laws and tend to bend the rules when rules are unreasonable.

So common sense tells us that to solve the problem we simply allow the general public to deliver the unwanted household goods to the Council refuse dump for free.

I mean is it so hard to work out? Council just adds the required percentage to the annual rates account and all general household refuse is then free to dump for households.

I mean people will pay for the service anyway, either as ratepayers or when they reluctantly pay cash at the dump.

As long as garden waste, metal, glass and general rubbish is separated for easier recycling then the service should be free for Joe Blogs but strictly not for businesses.

This is how it is done in beautifully clean, well run, and as best practise in cities around the world.

In this way the council can concentrate on recycling more items than they currently do and not waste time and money fetching refuse from all unwanted places around the city.

This way we as homeowners are incentivised and encouraged to improve our gardens and homes and our beautiful city is cleaner and maintained more cost effectively.

Ultimately we should protect the environment more by focusing on improved recycling.

Please council give this some serious consideration.

M Kenyon-Slade, Otumoetai