Gordon Morris, 70, said he was told his green bin full of garden clippings would only be removed if it was within a metre of the kerb - and his was 46cm (18in) further away. He said for the last 23 years he had left his bins partially on his driveway in Southwick, Wiltshire.
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Morris, who pays £1,800 a year in council tax, added: "I could either obstruct the pavement alongside a very busy road, or face the prospect of never having my bins emptied again. It makes you wonder what all our hard-earned money is used for."
Morris said West Wiltshire district council told him the idea was to speed up collections and reduce the distance binmen need to walk during their rounds. A spokesman for the council denied it had a one-metre policy, and said an officer had been to see Morris and they agreed he could leave his bins a little further away.
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