'Dustmen have been banned from emptying wheelie bins if the lids are open by only a quarter of an inch – in case rubbish spills out and injures them.Citing ‘health and safety’, refuse collectors use tape measures to check whether lids which appear firmly shut are open by even a crack, householders said.
If the bins exceed the ‘limit’, dustmen refuse to empty them.'
Well done Coventry Council! You have earned a LoonyTunesWatch coconut!
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