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Councils threaten families with £2,500 fines and criminal records if they put too much in bins | The Independent | The Independent
![The £75 fine threat that will make you think twice about how you put your bin out - North Wales Live The £75 fine threat that will make you think twice about how you put your bin out - North Wales Live](https://i2-prod.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/article16468550.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/2_Flintshire-County-Council-household-waste-bin.jpg)
The £75 fine threat that will make you think twice about how you put your bin out - North Wales Live
![Councils warn homeowners they could face a £2,500 fine and a criminal conviction for over-filling their bins | The Sun Councils warn homeowners they could face a £2,500 fine and a criminal conviction for over-filling their bins | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nintchdbpict000291781825.jpg)
Councils warn homeowners they could face a £2,500 fine and a criminal conviction for over-filling their bins | The Sun
![Your reaction to council fines to enforce recycling and bin collections - and people aren't happy - Grimsby Live Your reaction to council fines to enforce recycling and bin collections - and people aren't happy - Grimsby Live](https://i2-prod.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/article654528.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/bin-collection-comments.png)
Your reaction to council fines to enforce recycling and bin collections - and people aren't happy - Grimsby Live
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North Wales mum threatened with £75 fine by council for leaving bin lid '5cm to 6cm' ajar - North Wales Live
![Householders who mistakenly put recycling in wrong bins should not be fined, Government tells councils Householders who mistakenly put recycling in wrong bins should not be fined, Government tells councils](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2018/03/07/TELEMMGLPICT000043134890_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqkOwR0iP77jSmoq9t8DUmdpoeWhrs_rFJRBZ2-2XkJAA.jpeg)
Householders who mistakenly put recycling in wrong bins should not be fined, Government tells councils
![Bag full of rubbish dumped millimetres from bin lands Telford resident with fly tipping fine | Shropshire Star Bag full of rubbish dumped millimetres from bin lands Telford resident with fly tipping fine | Shropshire Star](https://www.shropshirestar.com/resizer/chJJcoQvmYLp_tDmxdfyLTFmECc=/1200x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/mna/4BGF5VTTGJHCVFO67YJTVTFFA4.jpg)
Bag full of rubbish dumped millimetres from bin lands Telford resident with fly tipping fine | Shropshire Star
![Fines of £100 to be issued to people who repeatedly flout bin rules in Neath Port Talbot - Wales Online Fines of £100 to be issued to people who repeatedly flout bin rules in Neath Port Talbot - Wales Online](https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article22053034.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_bags3.jpg)
Fines of £100 to be issued to people who repeatedly flout bin rules in Neath Port Talbot - Wales Online
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