Rant rant rant. I have been collecting soap boxes for quite some time now and I think it is about time that I got up on a few of them so that I can get down again and recycle them.Talking of recycling - why is it getting harder and harder to get your recycling done? In an age of identity theft, shredding documentation with your name and address on them is a must, yet I was horrified to learn that you can no longer recyle shredded paper - 'it clogs up the machines', I have been told (boo hiss).

We are receiving more and more documentation addressed to ourselves with our names and addresses on them due to financial companies deluding themselves into thinking that we are interested how low their interest rates are. If we are interested in finding the best deal, we can look online! Stop sending this drivel through to us, not only is it becoming a pain to have to shred, but we cannot be responsible people and recycle the shredding anymore.

There was a campaign not so long ago that encouraged people to return mail sent to us from these mail shot companies in the freepost envelope provided. Do not sned them anything with any of your details on it, justsend back the envelope with something int it, maybe something from another rival company. Somebody is being paid to open this return post and sort it. So this would cost the company sending you the junk mail not only the postage but the money to employ someone to open the stuff.