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Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago by okwithmydecay@leminal.space to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm confused, what's the issue with pouring coffee down a drain? Isn't a drain for liquid waste?

[–] moderatecentrist@feddit.uk 27 points 3 weeks ago

The article says the fine has now been cancelled, but originally someone from the council defended the fine by saying:

We are committed to protecting Richmond's waterways and keeping our borough's streets clean and safe.

Pretty ridiculous. Coffee is an organic substance right? Made from roasted coffee beans. I could maybe understand if someone was pouring industrial chemicals into the sewers but coffee surely shouldn't be a problem.

Also of course big water companies get away with dumping sewage into rivers, but a very small amount of coffee apparently needs to be harshly punished. One rule for big business and another rule for common people.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Most street drains these days are for stormwater only and are not connected to the sewerage system or a proper wastewater treatment plant, thus pouring liquids into them is not much different from just pouring them into nature somewhere.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Then I don't see an issue as I would just pour out coffee in nature too.

[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Genuinely never knew this, I thought they were all connected to the sewers. Doesn't this effectively mean we can never get the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the UK?

[–] Silic0n_Alph4@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, sorry, we can only have Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.

[–] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

If only there was a way to find out.