A District of Columbia woman has been fined a total of $2,000 for shredding newspaper and junk mail and using it for cat litter rather than recycling the paper.
A DC Department of Public Works inspector admitted to pawing through the woman’s trash eight times, finding the soiled paper, and issuing a citation each time it was found. The citations were upheld in court.
Source: “DC Resident Fined Thousands For Not Recycling Cat Litter,” Stop Making Sense, June 7, 2012 h/t Reason magazine
Maureen Martin (1947 – 2013)
Maureen Martin, a former legal fellow at The Heartland Institute, passed away on February 5, 2013.
