The system used for rubbish/garbage collection in your local area is not working properly. This is causing problems for you and your neighbours. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter: • describe how the rubbish collection system is not working properly • explain how this is affecting you and your neighbours • suggest what should be done about the problem

Dear Sir, I write
this
letter to inform
about
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you about
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the system used for
garbage
collection in my local area. In my
neighborhood
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neighbourhood
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, there is a big
garbage
bin
, where families can gather their rubbish
everyday
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. But more and more people are throwing rubbish out there, that
bin
can not contain it all, and many people have to throw it on the ground or around the
bin
. That explains why the
garbage
bin
is always open and stink all the time.
Me
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and my neighbours are facing many problems. The smell coming from the trash
bin
is not only bothered us, but it
also
seriously damaged the
streetsight
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streetlight
. Children are facing some health issues, so do nearest areas and local people with mosquitos. In
anyway
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, living in a polluted and smelly
enviroment
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environment
will make us uncomfortable and have many health problems. I'm hoping for an instant change to tackle
this
situation even if it's temporary. In order to improve the
neighborhood
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, everyone should be self-conscious until changes are made. In the
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meantime
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mean time
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,
i
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think a new
garbage
bin
in the
neighborhood
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will be likely to decrease the tension of the problem.

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The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

  • Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

  • Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

  • Best regards,
  • Warm wishes,

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • rubbish collection schedule
  • overflow
  • accumulation
  • attracts pests
  • health hazards
  • unsightly appearance
  • foul odors
  • quality of life
  • reliable
  • frequent
  • community awareness programs
  • waste reduction
  • recycling
  • community composting solutions
  • organic waste
  • installation
  • public bins
  • strategic locations
  • littering
  • residential bins
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