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Resident Fined £150 for Pouring Coffee Down Drain

10/22/2025

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Burcu Yesilyurt, a Kew resident, was fined £150 for pouring leftover coffee into a drain near Richmond station on October 10.
Yesilyurt says she was shocked and intimidated by enforcement officers.
She questions the lack of signage about the disposal ban under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Richmond Council defended the officers as professional.
Yesilyurt has filed a complaint with the council and is seeking clearer laws and signage.

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Story summary

Burcu Yesilyurt, a Kew resident, was fined £150 for pouring leftover coffee into a drain near Richmond station on October 10.
Yesilyurt says she was shocked and intimidated by enforcement officers.
She questions the lack of signage about the disposal ban under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Richmond Council defended the officers as professional.
Yesilyurt has filed a complaint with the council and is seeking clearer laws and signage.