AFTER a morning spent separating household rubbish into items that could be recycled and items that couldn't, I checked the council website which stated that household waste recycling centres were open as normal on Bank Holidays.

I loaded up the car and went to my nearest centre - Beckfield Lane.

On arrival I found it closed.

I then spent the next 30 minutes trying to get to the Foss Islands centre through Bank Holiday traffic.

Because the council is asking residents to put their house in order with regards to waste management I would suggest that the council does the same.

Clive Appleyard,

Westminster Road,

York.

Updated: 10:34 Thursday, September 01, 2005