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A pensioner says he has resorted to offloading his rubbish to friends after going more than three months without a bin collection. Rene Pollak, who lives in Throwley near Faversham, has been left infuriated after failing to see the binmen turn up at his door since mid-March – and has been left to sort out growing mounds of rubbish since. The 73-year-old says he has been forced to take weeks-old waste to the tip and ask friends to take it home in a bid to tackle the issue – which has seen rats move into his garage. And now, Mr Pollak is demanding a refund in his council tax – and says he will r…

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