From: Clive Denton
Date: 2008-05-27 13:32:12
Bin police force residents to hand over personal medical details By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 12:14 PM on 27th May 2008 Families are furious about plans by a council’s bin police to question them about their medical history. Officials in Plymouth , Devon , are to send a questionnaire to every household asking them to give intimate personal details about their family. Householders are also being asked to nominate one person who will take legal responsibility for anything put in their bins. The council is even asking how many children families have and whether they use disposable nappies. The forms are to be sent to all homes in the city as part of a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on bins. The council wants to increase fixed penalties from £50 to £110 for those who put bins out early, fail to recycle, overfill wheelie bins or put the wrong rubbish in the wrong containers.Read Full Report
