Red Dwarf, Green Bin

Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

November 1, 2008

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Red Dwarf, Green Bin

In America, we have "Dancing With the Stars." In England, ex-sitcom personalities dance with sanitation workers … violently.

Danny John-Jules, who starred as Cat in the cult sci-fi sitcom "Red Dwarf," spat at one council worker and punched another, apparently upset that the men had not emptied his recycling bin. The dispute broke out in front of the 47-year-old actor's northwest London home after workers Jaroslaw Lisiecki and his son Jan repeatedly refused to empty the bin, which contained polystyrene. John-Jules was found guilty of two counts of battery and will be sentenced in November.

In a related story, Dr. Who has petitioned the city of London for permission to compost inside his TARDIS time machine, given its effectiveness at accelerating the process.

SOURCE: The Guardian

About the Author

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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