And the joint award for irony and best use of funds goes to..

Sweet home Alabama?

I appreciate the underlying humour that prompted this, but was more interested in the simple facts of.. 'The council spent £15,000... The leaflet was meant to thank residents for helping the city achieve its 2007-2008 recycling target early.'

Let's get our heads round this. They spent an extra £15k to thank folk for helping meet a target early.