Islington residents should count themselves lucky that the country’s latest wheelie-bin fury has not affected them.
Now Durham County Council has announced they will be charging a £110 fine to anyone who leaves their bin outside their house for more than 12 hours.
Islington Council has also introduced a spate of draconian laws regarding rubbish. Last year, we saw the introduction of on-the-spot fines for putting rubbish in the wrong bin – again, miscreants were charged £110. Other ‘crimes’ have included putting bins out too soon before the rubbish truck arrives and overfilling bins so that the lids don’t shut.
I can’t help wondering how this is going to be policed. Are there going to be council workers lying in wait in bushes, ready to spring at a second past the allowed time?
This year, however, Islington Council has come up with a charge that makes sense. From April, households who do not recycle will be fined, and once again, the charge is £110.
One resident tweeted me: “I think it’s a cracking initiative. If people can’t be bothered their penalties will subsidise those that can.”
Bravo, Islington!
