London woman’s £150 fine for pouring coffee down street drain revoked

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/22/london-woman-shocked-by-150-fine-for-pouring-coffee-down-street-drain

I'm glad that someone in the bureaucracy has a brain

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baggins@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 328d (1 reply)

"enforcement action is only taken when nessecary"

Really? 🤔

FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com · 9 pts · 328d

When someone has to meet a KPI

Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 328d (2 replies)

Bet she didn't expect how much that would Costa

Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 327d (1 reply)

She lost all her starbucks

Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 327d

They should have charged her with Prety vandalism

troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 328d (2 replies)

Does it cause problems to pour small amounts of drinks in a street drain? I do it from time to time when I pick up a half-empty can of soda or beer lying on the sidewalk, before throwing it away. I assumed it was safe and okay, but maybe I was wrong?

FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com · 15 pts · 328d

It's literally a drop in the ocean

There's real shit they could be worrying about

I guarantee they do nothing about shithead smokers flicking cigarette butts down the drains

scratchee@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 327d

In this country our sewage and drainage are largely combined in the same sewers (we built the system before anyone had the idea of separating them, and now can’t afford to fix it), so hard to believe it could cause any problems, probably just improved the flavour of the broth a little