Council fines woman £150 for pouring coffee down drain View Image

A woman has expressed her shock after being slapped with a £150 fine for pouring the remnants of her coffee down a road gully in West London. Burcu Yesilyurt, a resident of Kew, believed she was acting "responsibly" when she decided to pour a small amount of coffee from her reusable cup down the drain, rather than risk spilling it on the bus she was about to board for work.

However, she was taken aback when she was stopped by three enforcement officers at the bus stop near Richmond station and fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Richmond-upon-Thames Council defended its officers' actions, stating they "acted professionally and objectively" and that the fine was issued in accordance with its p

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