JUDGING by some comments left on our website yesterday, Newport council's plans to increase the amount of rubbish the city recycles every year will not go down well with everyone.

The council is bringing in smaller wheelie bins for non-recyclable refuse along with a new system for recycling cardboard.

As a result, most city households will have six different bins, boxes and bags into which they must sort their rubbish.

The changes - which will cost around £850,000 - are happening because the city council missed its recycling target of 52% of all household rubbish last year and fears a £900,000 fine if the same happens this year.

We accept some residents will find the new system confusing and some will struggle to find space for the various receptacles each household must use.

A minority, of course, will simply refuse to recycle and claim it is the council's job to sort refuse.

The reality, of course, is that we all have a responsibility and a duty to recycle as much as we possibly can.

The council says it missed its recycling target last year. We would take issue with that statement.

The council has not missed a target - but the residents of Newport have.

It might take a bit of time and effort but with the amount of material that can be recycled nowadays we see no reason why any household should be putting out a full wheelie bin (even in its smaller size) for collection.