Man faces massive fine after turning home into hazardous junkyard: 'Will continue to press for the strongest possible penalties'

Man faces massive fine after turning home into hazardous junkyard: 'Will continue to press for the strongest possible penalties'

In this case, one man's trash is nobody's treasure. The United Kingdom's Environment Agency slapped some serious fines on a man who was running an unofficial junkyard on his Solihull property, Gov.UK reported. At the end of March, Birmingham Magistrates Court ruled that Benjamin Summers would be charged fines and costs totaling £7,752.85 ($10,140). They also gave Summers four months to clear out any outstanding trash, which will be subject to fu…