New £75 fines for recycling offenders approved

By The Newsroom
Published 7th Feb 2018, 10:20 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:25 BST
Cllr Roger Barrow said the penalties would only be for people who repeatedly put the wrong items in their burgundy binsCllr Roger Barrow said the penalties would only be for people who repeatedly put the wrong items in their burgundy bins
Cllr Roger Barrow said the penalties would only be for people who repeatedly put the wrong items in their burgundy bins
New powers to fine residents who repeatedly put the wrong items in their recycling bins are coming '“ but are not expected to be used.

The district has improved its recycling rate from 38 to 45 per cent over the last two years, which district councillor Roger Barrow, cabinet member for contract services, thanked households for helping to achieve.

But a ‘tiny minority’ contaminate their burgundy bins, which can see an entire truck load going to landfill.

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