SIR - Regarding Philip Bird's letter (T&A, May 4), while I don't want to get into a long argument about the rights and wrongs of recycling. I don't know what is so difficult about taking labels off tins.

It is quite easy using a knife, then to wash anything without using extra water, do it when you have washed-up, where is the difficulty in that?

Joan Wooton, Kershaw Street, Bradford