You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 Write at least 150 words.

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Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express
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grave situation that the community of "Lake West Spring" is facing
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the faulty and inadequate rubbish management system, especially for the
last
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three to four weeks. With relation to the problems, the number of rubbish
bins
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installed in the area is insufficient considering the total population.
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, for the
last
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couple of weeks,
garbage
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collector's lorries have not been picking up the trash in time, and
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the deposit
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of all waste has started to scatter around the
bins
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or on the streets. Since the
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bins
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are overflowing with litter, it attracts some street dogs who rampage the
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every night. It has
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become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, houseflies and other insects which can lead to the spread of infectious diseases.
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, the bad odour from
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has started reaching our house which hampers our peaceful and healthy living. I would like to suggest that the local council look into the matter urgently and make sure the
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lorries come to our community every other day to empty the
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.
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, for a long-term solution, more large waste
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should be erected in the region as soon as possible and the
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should definitely be picked up in a timely manner. I hope you will take immediate measures to solve the problems and consider my suggestions. Yours faithfully, Elmina Rose
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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