[Northern Monkey]

.Councils are threatening households with £2,500 fines and criminal convictions

.The sanctions would be regulated by councils under anti-social behaviour laws

.Putting bins out too early or too late is also on the list of bin-related 'offences'

.Town halls try to boost recycling rates and cut collections by issuing sanctions

Suspects receive aggressive letters saying unless they change their 'unreasonable conduct' they could be hit with a community protection notice.

The notices are more usually served on graffiti vandals, flytippers and noisy neighbours.

But as town halls try to boost recycling rates and cut collections they are using the letters to threaten more and more householders.

They were sent to families this summer by council chiefs in Stoke-on-Trent. Other local authorities are adopting similar tactics and threatening criminal prosecutions.













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