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Originally Posted by Justin Nemo
In most countries possession is nine, tenths of the law, well maybe eight anyway, so you would have to prove that you owned the contents of your trash can, with receipts etc
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Not in the UK - the onus is upon you to prove that the rubbish isn't yours. Most councils will employ people to search fly-tipped (illegally dumped) rubbish, and if something - an addressed envelope, for instance - is found in that rubbish, that poor devil is fined, even though they might have had nothing whatsoever to do with it, and thought that their rubbish was being legitimately taken away and disposed.
I now never, ever put any paper into my bin without shredding it first (which means that because of the idiotic policies of my particular council, it won't be recycled, as they're 'unable to handle shredded paper'), and anything with personal information I burn.