London woman fined 150 pounds for pouring splash of coffee down storm drain before hopping onto bus

Grounds for a fine?

A London woman was slapped with a hefty fine for pouring a splash of her coffee down a storm drain before hopping on a bus, according to reports.

Burcu Yesilyurt made the split-second choice to empty “just a tiny little bit” of coffee from a reusable cup of joe down the drain instead of risking spilling it on her bus to work in southwest London on Oct. 10, the BBC reported.

A London woman was slapped with a hefty fine for pouring a splash of her coffee down a storm drain before hopping on a bus. Shutterstock / showcake

As soon as the drop of java dribbled out, Yesilyurt was immediately swarmed by three officers at the bus stop and slapped with a £150 fine — or roughly $200 — under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which makes it illegal to dump