A man has been fined £250 for leaving rubbish in the alleyway behind his house because he claims the council failed to give him a wheelie bin . Kyle Tatton said he had nowhere to put his household waste for five months after Stoke-on-Trent City Council failed to provide him with a bin . The 24-year-old claims he told his local authority about the matter in October 2014 but only received a wheelie bin earlier this month . Kyle Tatton , 24 , was fined £250 for leaving rubbish in the alleyway behind his house because he claims the council failed to give him a wheelie bin . He had argued that during those five months he had no alternative but to dispose of bin bags at the back of his home in Cobridge , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire . However , the council disagreed and said they had delivered the bin as soon as they could , and Kyle was hauled before magistrates charged with fly-tipping . Yesterday at Stafford Magistrates ' Court he admitted the charge and was fined £35 , ordered to pay £200 costs and a £20 surcharge . ' I told the council I had n't got a wheelie bin in October and they said I would have to dispose of the rubbish , ' he said today . ' I have n't got a car to take it to the tip . What was I meant to do with it ? I had no alternative but to leave it in the alley at the back of my house . 'They only got me the bin just before I went to court so it would look better for them . It 's a disgrace . ' The court heard Stoke-on-Trent City Council had received complaints about black bin bags , cardboard and blankets piling up in the alleyway . Correspondence found inside the bags linked the waste to Tatton , who was interviewed last October . He admitted to officers that he had put out the waste but said it was only because he did not have a wheelie bin . The council said that a request for a bin was only logged in February . Tatton argued that between October and earlier this month he had no alternative but to dispose of bin-bags in this alleyway at the back of his home in Cobridge , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire . The court heard Stoke-on-Trent City Council had received complaints about black bin bags , cardboard and blankets piling up in the alleyway . Councillor Andy Platt , the city council 's cabinet member for green enterprises and clean city , said : 'Our records show we received Mr Tatton 's request for a bin in February this year and delivered the bin in March . 'We receive hundreds of orders each month for new or replacement bins ; we delivered the replacement bin as soon as possible given the number of requests we deal with . 'Not having a wheelie bin is not an excuse to dump rubbish outside your property , and we welcome the conviction , fine and costs imposed by the court . 'Dumping rubbish in the open , even in bags , can quickly bring down the appearance of an area and lead to other problems , including vermin and further fly-tipping . ' Steven Pritchard , chairman of Portland and Century Residents ' Association , added : 'The council does seem to be cracking down on dumped rubbish but why should anyone have to wait weeks for a wheelie bin ? '
Kyle Tatton , 24 , claims he requested a bin in October but got one in March . Says he had no alternative but to dump rubbish in alleyway in Cobridge . Stoke-on-Trent City Council says request for bin only logged last month . Tatton admitted fly-tipping at magistrates ' court and was fined £35 .