I am working in an area that comes under the waste collection service of Oxford City Council.

Over the Christmas period the waste and recycling collection was on normal days. Well done to the city council.

Unfortunately, I live in the Vale of White Horse area, and my waste and food were timetabled for collection five days late. Why?

This at a time when food waste is in the region of six times greater than normal – including a large turkey carcass because of Christmas.

The person who decided this should be sacked and someone with more organisation skills given their job.

They would not be out of work long; our airports employ people with organisation skills like this to decide what day to clear the runways of snow!

Steve Chandler, Sandford Lane, Kennington