reports Stoke-on-Trent Live.The grandmother of Lizzy's five-year-old son, Samantha Arden, branded the fine 'ridiculous'.Speaking before the fine was cancelled, the 43-year-old said: "Lizzy had put out her bin as usual."As she has never been issued with a recycling bin she put a box - a single cardboard box next to her bin - it was bin day after all.
She just thought the men would take it."Lizzy then took my five-year-old grandson to school and on her return found that the council had issued her a fine to the tune of £400."Samantha said the fine could not have come at a worse time."It's not right, it is so close to Christmas and Lizzy has very little income." she added.
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