Scientists reveal the impact of pouring coffee down the drain, as a woman slapped with £150 fine
Scientists have warned pouring coffee down the gutter is bad for the environment – afer a woman in west London was charged £150 for dumping her dregs in a public road gully.
Burcu Yesilyurt, from Kew, west London, was fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act, which prohibits disposing of waste in 'a manner likely to pollute water or land'.
Richmond–upon–Thames Council now says it has cancelled the fine.
However, speaking to the Daily Mail, scientists say there is good reason to avoid dumping out your coffee.
Scientists have warned pouring coffee down the gutter is bad for the environment – afer a woman in west London was charged £150 for dumping her dregs in a public road gully.
Burcu Yesilyurt, from Kew, west London, was fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act, which prohibits disposing of waste in 'a manner likely to pollute water or land'.
Richmond–upon–Thames Council now says it has cancelled the fine.
However, speaking to the Daily Mail, scientists say there is good reason to avoid dumping out your coffee.
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Angela Gardner
Total Twaddle... are you all raving mad... Stop this nonsense...
Total Twaddle... are you all raving mad... Stop this nonsense...
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Why the dozy mare gave the council twonks her details is a mystery. Either she was scared or thick or perhaps, most likely, it isn't a real account of a real event.
Anon - I didn't post on this for a while in case it wasn't a real event because it's a problem with crazy stories like this. It seems sound enough, and there are people who would take it that far, but I wouldn't put money on it.
And so all those people who wash their cars by the roadside, all those people who have trained their dogs to use the gutter, all those people who hold their toddlers while they wee directly into the drain, must now fear the Drain Inquisition?
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