It can be easy to forget what day to put out your rubbish or what exactly goes in what bin, with many households in the UK now responsible for various types of waste and coinciding bins.
And now Brits are being warned that a little-known mistake with their black wheelie bin could land them with a hefty fine. Paul Jackson from NRC Business Waste explained more about the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.
He said: "Under Section 46A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, councils have the authority to issue fines if bins are causing an obstruction on the pavement.
The maximum fine for such an offence can reach up to £80." The Government website states that local councils have the authority to issue fixed penalties if householders do not follow your waste collection rules, and their failure to comply does one of the following: Examples of this include if householders put waste out so it: London councils can issue penalty charges instead of fixed penalties - the same rules apply.
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