Overview

• Natasha Sheldon Lane had been summoned to an interview under caution after officers found her address on a plastic mailing bag in a public bin on Duke Street.
• The council’s letter alleged unlawful depositing of waste under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which allows penalties up to £5,000 for using public bins for household or business waste.
• Before the case was withdrawn, an officer told her she could face a £300 fly-tipping fine or, at their discretion, a £75 littering penalty.
• Flintshire Council says it investigates alleged fly-tipping and takes enforcement action where evidence is found, reflecting a wider push on waste enforcement.
• The episode highlighted confusion over disposing of soft plastics and scrutiny of bin checks, with the resident later learning supermarket schemes accept such packaging.