Church sins in her binbags

One of the Daily Mail's many and curious obsessions is the policing of refuse. We know, we shudder to think what the Mail would be like if it was a person - although we suspect "Melanie Phillips" would probably sum it up.

They've now found a celebrity angle to add to their banging drum, as Charlotte Church has been caught popping her bags out early and didn't separate her recyclables from the landfill:

A Cardiff Council spokesman said: "A member of our recycling team visited Charlotte on Friday and advised her how to maximise recycling and minimise waste.

"She was shown how to put bottles and cans in green bags rather than the black bags.

"Charlotte said she produced quite a lot of waste and explained she and Gavin had been away last week so they were unable to place out their bags on the correct day.

"We dealt with her as we would any other resident."

The Mail seems to think it's somehow outrageous that someone "worth £11million" should be expected to be able to handle her own rubbish.

The real question, though, is what exactly she and Gavin Henson get up to:

The council spokesman added: "The bins provided for them are more than ample for a family of five.

"I know Charlotte and Gavin probably entertain guests but a couple should not be producing this much waste."

We suspect Church may be strip-mining in the back garden and trying to lose the slag in her rubbish.

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