England: Mom arrested after putting recycling in wrong color bag

[mountaineer]

Yes, I know it sounds like something that might happen in California or Oregon.

New York Post
Mom arrested after putting recycling in wrong color bag
Lee Brown
Aug 20, 2019

A British woman was arrested and held in a police cell — for putting her recycling in the wrong colored bags, according to reports.

Mom-of-three Lyndsey Webb, 34, was caught putting out black bags in Ipswich rather than following a new system of orange or clear ones for recyclables.

She told The Telegraph she was eventually arrested and forced to give evidence via video link from her cell, getting fined $60 and given a 6-month conditional discharge.

“All I did was get the color of my rubbish bags wrong and I’ve suddenly got two police officers at my door arresting me in front of my kids,” she said. ...

Rest of story

[thackney]

...However, officials say she was only busted because she ignored previous summonses to appear in court, leading to an arrest warrant.

“She was originally sent a warning letter, but her offending continued,” said a spokesman for Ipswich Borough Council, who claimed Webb was “dumping a large quantity of bags outside a shop in an alleyway.”...

[mountaineer]

Hmm, more to the story.

...  Her lawyer, Jeremy Kendall, says that she secured permission to leave black bags out on collection days.

And he pointed out that she'd left the waste outside a boarded-up shop and had not inconvenienced anybody.

Mr Kendall added that Webb had not attended court for her scheduled appearance  due to the fact that she never received a summons.

Daily Mail

[Fishrrman]

Watch out for dem green police!

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[Bill Cipher]

Yes, I know it sounds like something that might happen in California or Oregon.Rest of story

Or Washington state.