I've regularly found 'granules' outside my driveway in a drainage channel and last night actually caught the neighbour in the act as I was taking the dog out for a walk. I knew who was responsible as my neighbour opposite has several run-ins with him over the same thing as the channel also passes his garage.
The guy appears to be a bit of a headcase (neighbour had warned me!) judging by his reaction when I politely asked what it was ie. immediate shouting and saying it was none of my business as I'd lived here for years (I've been here for 12 months) and this was the first time I'd spoken to him! He eventually said it was chalk and stormed back into his house.
The stuff looks like cat litter but I'm concerned as new puppy has been sniffing about at it and it gets dragged into house on shoes. I want this sorted but have to handle it properly as the guy is apparently a JP! I'm going to bag a sample this morning.
Question is, who do I contact ? Council, environment agency?
Council
Yep Environmental Health department of local authority.
Hmm
Watching this thread as I regularly hose out my cats litter tray (on my land, after the kitty litter has been bagged and binned). The area that I hose it off on ( stone chippings that cover a deep stone filled soak away ) is given a good soaking after.
If he's giving it a good rinse off and bagging the litter (yes some granules escape) then I don't see an issue
Just to get the standard STW [s]middle class busy-body massive over-reaction[/s] rational, proportional and entirely reasonable response in before anyone else, you need to get the police involved immediately! They've nowt else to do, after all. And the council, for sure. Then phone social services, just to be on the safe side, and get their kids taken into care.
I want this sorted but have to handle it properly as the guy is apparently a JP!
What's he going to do?
I chuck the wood pellet cat litter in the brook that runs under my house. Am I a sinner?
My neighbour puts cat litter into a shared gulley which then blocks up. Obviously she then ignores this and we get to clean it out. The next time it happens it'll get poured back in through her letterbox.
[i]I chuck the wood pellet cat litter in the brook that runs under my house. Am I a sinner? [/i]
*not sure if serious*
If you are:
In my eyes, yes, you're just clogging up a stream with organic stuff that shouldn;t be there.
If you don't want to bin it get a food digester or something.
Why don't you just put it in the bin?
Please dont put it in a water course.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/pollution/water/31424.aspx
Discharging into a storm drain is an offence.
globalti - Member
I chuck the wood pellet cat litter in the brook that runs under my house. Am I a sinner?
If you define "sinner" as committing a criminal offence as described in section 12 and 38 of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 then, yes you are.
Cheers all.
Konabunny - I've no idea what he's going to do but judging by his reaction to a polite enquiry I want to make sure I go through the proper procedure.
I've had another look at it with my Father in law and he's not sure either that it's cat litter as the granules seem quite small. I'll be speaking to the council environment people later.
JP - junior partner?
[edit]. Just spotted the answer 😉
If my cat shits in a stream have I broken the law?
[i]If my cat shits in a stream have I broken the law? [/i]
only if you held it over the stream and squeezed.
samuri - Member
If my cat shits in a stream have I broken the law?
POSTED 2 MINUTES AGO # REPORT-POST
No. But if you collect all the poop up for a while, maybe add in the cat litter that's comes with it, then decide to chuck it in a stream rather than in a bin then you will have.
[i]only if you held it over the stream and squeezed. [/i]
Damn! Best stop doing it then. You guys ruin all the fun.
What about drowning kittens / neighbours in the aforementioned stream ?
takisawa2 - Member
What about drowning kittens in the aforementioned stream ?
POSTED 15 SECONDS AGO # REPORT-POST
Shouldn't be a huge problem as far as environmental law goes as long as you pull them out afterwards.
However the RSPCA might be knocking at your door:
http://www.rspca.org.uk/in-action/whatwedo/prosecution/report