Householders face £70 fines for putting wrong waste in green bins

The fines, which are more severe than those imposed on many shoplifters, drug users and dangerous drivers, were criticised by campaigners who said they would criminalise ordinary people and be used as an excuse to raise more money from families on the bread line.
Exeter City Council has become the first local authority to start fining, but others are expected to follow suit.
Anyone putting inappropriate waste into a green bin will be sent a fixed-penalty notice to compensate the council for cleaning it. Those who refuse to pay will be taken to court and prosecuted for non-payment.

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Like i have said before, if everyone put their rubbish in the wrong bin they woldnt be able to do anything. Wake up and do something!!!

Overfill your bin and you’ll be treated worse than a shoplifter

Families who overfill rubbish bins are to face bigger fines than those imposed on drunks or shoplifters, the government has told local authorities.
New guidance instructs councils to impose fixed penalties of “not less than £75” and up to £110 in what the opposition has attacked as a “new stealth tax”.
The offences for which householders can be fined include leaving ajar the lid of a wheelie bin, putting out a bin the evening before collection or leaving the bin in the wrong place.
Although the government has previously claimed that it leaves local councils to decide on the level of fines, the Fly-capture Enforcement manual, produced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, stipulates that fixed penalties for offencesinvolving “waste receptacles” must range from £75 to £110.
It suggests a standard fixed penalty of £100, adding that “if a notice is not paid, it is essential it is followed up”. The penalties are higher than the £80 on-the-spot fines levied by police for offences ranging from being drunk and disorderly to shoplifting.
Local councils have been sharply criticised for taking harsh measures against trivial misdemeanours.

If everyone in the UK left there bin out the night before or left it ajar by over 4'' they would soon get the idea and change there minds. They couldnt cope with the masses revolting.

Get off your bums and do something about it instead of just sitting there whingeing!!

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