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Magistrates have fined a man £200 after finding him guilty of putting paper in a recycling sack for bottles and cans only - breaking council rules. Michael Reeves, 28, a journalist from Swansea, had denied putting an item of junk mail in the bag. [Michael Reeves said the decision to prosecute him was "crazy"] The court was told the letter, which was addressed to him, "contaminated" the other items put out for recycling. After the hearing Mr Reeves said he had since stopped recycling and feared his case would discourage others. Magistrates in the city were told under the Environmental...