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| Author | Topic: Resident prosecuted |
| Doretta |
posted 5/18/06 9:50 AM
A resident of Exeter is being taken to court by her Council for contaminating her recycling bin: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/05/18/nwaste18.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/05/18/ixuknewsnew.html |
| Alf |
posted 5/22/06 8:05 PM
And rightly so |
| me |
posted 6/1/06 10:00 AM
YES! |
| Gerard D |
posted 6/15/06 2:45 PM
Serves her right - People have been guillotined for less. |
| Jamie |
posted 6/26/06 11:36 AM
Excellent! |
| Doretta |
posted 7/11/06 9:27 AM
The Exeter resident has been cleared in this "test case": http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/localauth/news.jsp?story=5818 |
| emsicle |
posted 7/11/06 9:44 AM
Doretta, what's your opinion both on the case and the verdict - you've only given the links |
| Doretta |
posted 7/11/06 3:17 PM
We have said before that where alternate weekly schemes are introduced, contamination rates are higher. We do not condone placing ordinary waste in with recyclables but we can also appreciate the temptation to do so is there. Unless padlocks are provided and used by residents to secure their bins we do not see how a successful prosecution can be made. Many people have no choice but to store bins at the front of their properties - available to any passer-by. It was interesting to see the comment in the Daily Mail that £6,000 was spent on bringing this particular case to court but contamination costs the Council £100,000. |
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