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A Wrexham woman is facing a possible criminal charge of theft under Section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 for allegedly taking four green plastic garden chairs out of the landfill skip at the local household 'recycling' centre.

The 'recycling' centre is owned by Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) and run by the Waste 'Recycling' Group (WRG) under contract. The alleged theft was reported by WRG to WCBC, who apparently own the stuff in the skips that they then chuck into landfill, and it is WCBC who asked the police to investigate the matter. It also had the option of taking a civil action under the Environmental Protection Act. Stopping people from rescuing stuff from landfill is a serious business for the council.

full story on indymedia here
update on indymedia here

Saved from landfill or stolen?

What do you think? We all reuse see this as a real test case - of waste ownership versus waste reduction, and welcome your comments below..