SIR - It will be interesting to see the outcome of the Council's study into fortnightly rubbish collections.

Councils across the country are bringing in fortnightly refuse collections in response to the EU Landfills Directive, which has set targets to reduce landfill, and if we do not meet their targets we will be fined.

Bradford Council needs to halve the amount of rubbish it dumps, or face fines of up to £13 million per year, which of course will be passed on to we taxpayers!

All the old parties were initially taking a tough stance against fortnightly collections but I noticed we were the only party actively campaigning against this in the election.

As the old parties blindly follow the EU's rules, we can expect a u-turn shortly and a Council vote in favour of this plan.

Reducing landfill, of course is a good idea, having bins overflowing and bringing in rats and disease is not. Wouldn't a sensible solution be to give every household in the district recycling bins?

People say the EU does not affect them at a local level. Now that's rubbish!

Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford & District Chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury