I was fined £400 because my bin was full - I can't afford to pay it

"The boxes were just placed next to the wall by the gate out in the back alleyway. I was about to dispose of them - for two cardboard boxes, it seems extreme."Marta, who lives on her own, added: "It is excessive. I have no income, only the student loan."I understand dumping waste is a problem - if it was a sofa or a cupboard, I would understand. But it was just two cardboard boxes.

"I had just put them next to the bin ready to collect. I just want to know why the penalty was so high - why don't they treat every case individually and adjust the fine? I am outraged."governmentAmjid Wazir, council cabinet member for the environment and enforcement, said: "Stoke-on-Trent City Council is taking a zero-tolerance approach to all fly-tipping cases.

"Residents are reminded to only present rubbish for collection on the morning of their collection day. "Any rubbish left out and not at the collection point will be treated as fly-tipping and the perpetrator will be fined. "In this case, the cardboard boxes could have been presented with the recycling collection and included in the appropriate bin."

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