ANGRY MOB

The number of wheelie bins cluttering our streets is indeed, as the Daily Mail points out, completely ridiculous. This is not such a problem for those of us who have gardens but for those who don't our pavements are not only becoming inaccessible but also unsightly. For many years the hardy inhabitants of Britain managed with one bin or a couple of biodegradable bin bags. Now we  are all deemed to need at least three and some of us are deemed to be in need of four or five in a variety of rather garish colours.

Mrs Harrison who is four foot ' eleven inches high, ninety one years old and living with her cat, apparently requires as much weekly bin space as the family of two adults and four children who live further down the road.

A simple and eco-friendly solution for those of us who realise that we don't require such a plethora of bins is to turn them into handy plant pots. A wheelie bin with the lid removed and a few holes drilled into the bottom for drainage makes an excellent container for ivy and other trailing plants and flowers.