AT a time when we are being asked to try to limit the waste in our bins and so on, I would like to point out that if there was a little help from major companies many pounds could be saved.

When a bill is tendered and settlement is asked for in seven days, why is there a reminder very quickly on the doormat albeit very polite?

There is the cost of best quality paper, the postage costs, the time taken by an employee to write and despatch the letter, the sorting clerk and delivery by the postman.

If I was a businessman, as an alternative, I would offer a small discount for prompt payment. A few companies do this now and they are helping to reduce wastage and costs.

EILEEN OLDRIDGE,

Worceste