Burly binmen refuse to take away bags of grass cuttings... because they're too heavy

So 7 stone householder does it herself

She is 5ft 5in and only seven stone, but Mia Cousins had no problem carrying bags of grass cuttings 50 yards from her garden to the roadside ready for disposal.
The same did not apply, however, to the four burly binmen on the council's 'green' collection run.
The three loaders and a driver left a note on the recycling sacks saying they had not been moved because they were too heavy. The council at Fareham, Hampshire, has defended its binmen claiming they were acting within their rights under Health and Safety Executive rules on ' excessive manual handling risks'.

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