I SUSPECT more household waste is generated over the Christmas and New Year period than at any other time of the year.

While I broadly support Vale Royal Borough Council's kerbside recycling scheme - despite the fact it has some obvious flaws - it will be interesting to see how it copes with the huge increase in waste over the holiday period.

I fear that a system that only just manages to cope at normal times will simply be overloaded.

I look forward to the council reporting its success or failure in New Year. Let's hope it gets it right this time.

INTERESTED OBSERVER