I READ your article, ‘Bin bag collections cut again?’ (Western Telegraph, November 23), with interest as I am very concerned about the disposal of sanitary waste.

I wish to respond to and support the letter from Deborah Williams of Camrose in this week’s issue, November 30. I sent a letter and photos last week to Cllr Jamie Adams, leader Pembrokeshire County Council.

Collection of domestic sanitary waste is an important hygiene and environmental issue. In my opinion, it should not be going into landfill.

What system is in place for disposing of such waste from hospitals and residential homes? I should be grateful if you could investigate?

I spoke to Cllr Adams by phone last Friday. He assured me that council would consider treating sanitary waste as a special issue, outside any three week, one bag per household, rule that might be imposed, but, until a decision is reached, we, the public, cannot be certain of exemption or a ‘special case’ system.

Obviously, costs and extra administration are involved at a time when local councils urgently need to trim budgets. They also have to meet international targets set on cutting waste. Huge problems to which there is no easy answer. I sympathise.

My letter stresses that I am not against a three weekly collection of clean general waste. Also, personally, I am not against the council introducing a special ‘customer pays for’ service, similar to the current system for collecting garden waste.

One of my photos showed a blue bin we have bought privately next to our garden wastebin. It is the same large size. Every fortnight it is full to the top with my husband’s incontinence pads. After three weeks, it would be overflowing.

The smell would be overpowering and health hazards from excrement and urine huge.

I realise many people will object strongly to an extra payment. Many could not afford to pay or would refuse.

Some will surreptitiously fly tip causing another problem.

I feel all issues around the disposal of domestic sanitary waste merit press investigation.

Perhaps the Telegraph could start a campaign? I think you would get support from medical practitioners, doctors and nurses, as well as concerned members of the public.

I shall be interested in your response, especially as I was myself a Telegraph reporter in the 1970s.

Stella Nicholls (formerly Price)

Steynton

Milford Haven