A woman was taken to court by her local council after a neighbour dumped recyclable waste in her refuse wheelie bin. Catherine Maddy was surprised by a notice from Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council saying she was in breach of failing to dispose of her recyclable waste correctly - even though she was innocent.
Appearing at Cwmbran Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, June 22, Hayley Hawkins, on behalf of the council, told the court how the local authority has decided to take Ms Maddy to court after accusing her of breaching Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 for failing to properly dispose of her recyclable waste.
Ms Hawkins told the hearing the council had decided to drop the case after seeing evidence presented by Ms Maddy which showed that other people were dumping their waste inside her bin. “After reviewing the evidence it is clear a neighbour was using her bin to put waste in,” Ms Hawkins said.
