I REFER to recent letters about it being hard to recycle these days.

My brother-in-law had to clear his mother’s flat in a limited amount of time and, after letting relatives have what they wanted and taking the smaller items to the Heart Foundation charity shop, he approached several charities offering them what, in our opinion, was some good quality furniture.

Amongst this furniture were some items we would have had ourselves if we had the room to use them, notably a G-Plan teak corner unit, which was in new condition.

These charities, who exist as far as I know to supply the less fortunate among us who cannot afford to buy new stuff, will only take what they deem to be acceptable.

One reclamation firm did not want these items but due to time constraints they agreed to take them off our hands for a payment of £60.

I am sure that this furniture would have been welcomed by some needy person as it was much too good to end up at the tip if that is where it actually went.

WA WILTSHIRE Highfield Road, Corfe Mullen