Bin not emptied in recycling row

Mr Woodward's daughter and carer criticised the binmen's actions

A war veteran's rubbish was not collected after he put a ketchup bottle and a coffee jar in the wrong recycling bin.

Lenny Woodward, 96, of West Earlham, Norwich, was given a red warning ticket by dustmen who found the glass, which should have been in a different bin.

His daughter, Vicky Marshall, said the action was disgraceful and they should have explained the problem.

Norwich City Council is now sending staff to help Mr Woodward.

'Save the planet'

The council has recently adopted black wheelie bins for rubbish, blue bins for recycling waste and a separate box for glass.

After getting a red warning ticket on his unemptied recycling bin, Mr Woodward's daughter contacted Norwich City Council.

Ms Marshall said: "I know rules are rules, but surely someone could have had the decency to knock on the door and explain to him what he had done wrong.

"The council said we have to save the planet and I told them he served five years in World War II as a Desert Rat and he has done his bit for the planet.

"Its bad enough him having to take the bin out without him having to bring it back in again with the rubbish still inside it."

Mr Woodward said: "I don't have a lot of stuff to throw out anyway. In a couple of weeks I wouldn't fill a bin up."

A council spokesman said: "If anyone in the city needs advice, our team is more than happy to make home visits to offer help."