I WAS highly amused by Mr Williams’ point in his letter on litter that a way might be found to make fast food packaging edible.

But then, having smiled at the prospect of fast-food eaters munching through packaging, I thought this is really not so far-fetched.

To start with there is the Cornish pasty. This was originally designed to be held by the pastry to keep the content clean, but all can of course be eaten.

Also ice cream in the cone, and the other extreme – chilli in a tortilla wrapping. And the time-honoured meat pie in its pastry case.

As for deposits on bottles, those who were around in the 1950s will well know that this is how it was once.

We used to get “thrupence” back on each “pop” bottle.

And finally, the fag ends that sour our streets.

Yes I think it would be excellent if the fag industry was to make the butt end edible. As it is the end of indoor smoking has simply led to a proliferation of street fag end pollution.

The street becomes the ash tray.

And a last word for boars and pigs as referred to in the letter. These creatures are highly sociable, clean, and strikingly intelligent.

Can we then say the same of homosapiens?

I don’t think so. We are the most filthy creatures on the planet, aren’t we? As much as we try to hide our filth and waste in landfills.

BOB NAYLOR, Alcester Road, Parkstone