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.
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.
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?
I’m confused, what’s the issue with pouring coffee down a drain? Isn’t a drain for liquid waste?
The article says the fine has now been cancelled, but originally someone from the council defended the fine by saying:
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.
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.
Then I don’t see an issue as I would just pour out coffee in nature too.
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?
Yeah, sorry, we can only have Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles.
If only there was a way to find out.