A borough council has defended its decision to prosecute a man who overfilled his wheelie bin by four inches.
Gareth Corkhill, 26, of Whitehaven, Cumbria, was stunned to receive a £110 fixed penalty notice from Copeland Borough Council.
He was charged with overfilling his bin, which had its lid raised. He did not pay and was taken to court, where he was ordered to pay an extra £100 in prosecution costs and a £15 court surcharge. In a statement the council said it would "continue to crack down on the problem of overflowing bins".
