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Council punish binman

22/01/2010

60 year old binman Albert Stewart has been removed from the round he has worked for over 33 years as a result of collecting too much rubbish!

Albert collected the extra bin bags left at the side of overflowing wheelie bins by residents on his route. Those caught leaving rubbish outside of wheelie bins can be fined up to £1,000.00.

Albert was issued with a written warning by his employers and moved to another route.

Dylan Sharpe of Big Brother Watch condemned the council's actions commenting that "This case is a sad indictment of Britain."

A representative for West Lancashire Borough Council said that residents were asked not to put out bags next to their wheelie bins and binmen were instructed not to take the bin bags away as it encouraged residents to break the rules.

KBL Comment: This decision may appear to be harsh but it demonstrates that where an employee breaches company rules or policies he may be disciplined regardless of whether he thinks they are fair on the customer.

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