100 a Day Fined by Bin Police ... ; but If You Are a Fly-Tipper, They're Simply Not Interested

Daily Mail › November 11, 2006

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NEARLY 100 people a day are being fined under laws that punish householders for leaving wheelie bin lids open.

More than 33,000 were handed on the spot penalties in the 12 months after the crackdown was launched.

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100 a Day Fined by Bin Police ... ; but If You Are a Fly-Tipper, They're Simply Not Interested

The laws also aimed at those who drop litter in public places are regularly used to penalise householders who break the rules of rubbish recycling schemes. This can include leaving out refuse in the wrong containers or on the wrong day and filling wheelie bins to the brim so the...

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