I’m a big fan of recycling – I’ve been recycling the same jokes for years, as you’ve probably noticed – but home recycling’s a bit of a pain: the boxes aren’t big enough to cope with my newspaper and magazine habit, and even when I don’t manage to cram every magazine into the recycling box it quickly becomes too heavy to lift comfortably (I’m not being a wuss, but I’m paranoid about knocking my back out again).

Credit where credit’s due to East Dunbartonshire council, then: I sent them an email asking if there were alternative collection boxes (eg wheely bins or whatever) or additional boxes available, and they’re sending me some extra recycling boxes and a trolley to wheel ’em around in. I am the recycling king!