luckily Sherlock Holmes was not needed for this heinous act of civil disobedience, the sharp eyed bin men of West Cross, Swansea spotted that the woman, who wishes to remain nameless, put a plastic butter tub in the wrong recycling bag, the threat came from a town hall which provides its residents with no fewer than seven recycling bins and a complex set of 'rubbish rules' they must follow,
households in West Cross, Swansea, are supplied with a black bin for non-recycling waste, collected fortnightly; a green bag for glass and tin and another for paper and card; a pink bag for plastic; and dark green sacks for garden waste, they are also given a kitchen slop bucket, and a container for slops to be kept outside, which is collected weekly, after spotting the container, binmen left a legal notice advising why they had not collected the bag and warning that mixing up recycling can lead to prosecution,
the Environment Department declined to comment on the 95-year-old's case, saying Swansea's rules are supervised by the Welsh Assembly, but Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has told friends she believes 'common sense' rules should apply in such cases, a spokesman for Swansea Council said: 'It was never our intention to prosecute the lady and we would like to apologise for any confusion and distress this may have caused her or her family,
oh really, I wonder what would have happened if this case did not reach the newspapers, also if a 'common sense' rule was to apply why did it not? I have still to be convinced that recycling works in the UK, or Europe for that matter, but hey out here it is all done for you, I guess with less labour, transport and land costs it is worthwhile.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
A New Type Of Master Criminal Is Stalking Our Green And Pleasant Land,
a grandmother aged 95 was threatened with prosecution after putting a plastic butter tub in the wrong recycling bag,
luckily Sherlock Holmes was not needed for this heinous act of civil disobedience, the sharp eyed bin men of West Cross, Swansea spotted that the woman, who wishes to remain nameless, put a plastic butter tub in the wrong recycling bag, the threat came from a town hall which provides its residents with no fewer than seven recycling bins and a complex set of 'rubbish rules' they must follow,
households in West Cross, Swansea, are supplied with a black bin for non-recycling waste, collected fortnightly; a green bag for glass and tin and another for paper and card; a pink bag for plastic; and dark green sacks for garden waste, they are also given a kitchen slop bucket, and a container for slops to be kept outside, which is collected weekly, after spotting the container, binmen left a legal notice advising why they had not collected the bag and warning that mixing up recycling can lead to prosecution,
the Environment Department declined to comment on the 95-year-old's case, saying Swansea's rules are supervised by the Welsh Assembly, but Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has told friends she believes 'common sense' rules should apply in such cases, a spokesman for Swansea Council said: 'It was never our intention to prosecute the lady and we would like to apologise for any confusion and distress this may have caused her or her family,
oh really, I wonder what would have happened if this case did not reach the newspapers, also if a 'common sense' rule was to apply why did it not? I have still to be convinced that recycling works in the UK, or Europe for that matter, but hey out here it is all done for you, I guess with less labour, transport and land costs it is worthwhile.
luckily Sherlock Holmes was not needed for this heinous act of civil disobedience, the sharp eyed bin men of West Cross, Swansea spotted that the woman, who wishes to remain nameless, put a plastic butter tub in the wrong recycling bag, the threat came from a town hall which provides its residents with no fewer than seven recycling bins and a complex set of 'rubbish rules' they must follow,
households in West Cross, Swansea, are supplied with a black bin for non-recycling waste, collected fortnightly; a green bag for glass and tin and another for paper and card; a pink bag for plastic; and dark green sacks for garden waste, they are also given a kitchen slop bucket, and a container for slops to be kept outside, which is collected weekly, after spotting the container, binmen left a legal notice advising why they had not collected the bag and warning that mixing up recycling can lead to prosecution,
the Environment Department declined to comment on the 95-year-old's case, saying Swansea's rules are supervised by the Welsh Assembly, but Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has told friends she believes 'common sense' rules should apply in such cases, a spokesman for Swansea Council said: 'It was never our intention to prosecute the lady and we would like to apologise for any confusion and distress this may have caused her or her family,
oh really, I wonder what would have happened if this case did not reach the newspapers, also if a 'common sense' rule was to apply why did it not? I have still to be convinced that recycling works in the UK, or Europe for that matter, but hey out here it is all done for you, I guess with less labour, transport and land costs it is worthwhile.
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