The recent outcry over Ribble Valley Council and an 80- year-old pensioner's problems getting her bin emptied is just the latest of outrages in the waste disposal fiasco.

Every one can see that councils are behaving in a disgraceful manner but nobody explains why. Bins have been emptied for 100 years or so without problems so why now?

Well it all stems from the EU Landfill Directive.

This started reasonably enough on the premise that it would be better for all concerned if recycling were encouraged and landfill discouraged.

But this came from the unelected Eurocrats in Brussels and as usually happens it created at monster. The upshot of all this is that many tips have now shut and rubbish has to be carted all round the country for disposal (in one case material from South Wales was trucked to Teesside - what's green about that?).

The alternative technology such as incinerators in not in place and Ribble Valley (and all other councils) face massive penalties and European fines if they do not cut right back on the amount of rubbish they dispose of.

So that is why they are behaving so unreasonably.

What is more you local councillors and MP are powerless to do anything about it because this has all been signed sealed and delivered by foreigners in Brussels.

The only way to resolve the issue is to withdraw from the EU as the UK Independence Party advocates.

I always said that the Eurocrats talked a load of rubbish, in this instance it is literally true.

Graham Cannon, UK Independence Party, 52 Bank Parade, Burnley.