A man who was filmed joking about recycling as he dumped a fridge off a cliff in Spain has been forced to pull it back up by hand.
In a video posted online, the man can be heard joking with the person behind the camera saying "recycling, let's go, recycle it" and "let's see how many flips it can do."
#ÚLTIMAHORA | Despiden y multan con 45.000 euros al joven que lanzó una nevera por un monte de #Almeria
Los compañeros del Seprona ha identificado a este hombre que se grabó lanzando un frigorífico en un monte.👏👏 pic.twitter.com/zdubu2ZxBx
— AUGC Guardia Civil (@AUGC_Comunica) July 31, 2019
The man was later caught by police and fined €45,000. He was also ordered to retrieve the fridge and dispose of it correctly.
A subsequent tweet shows him struggling to pull the fridge back up the cliff by hand with the help of another person.
#ÚLTIMAHORA| Así ha recogido el joven implicado el frigorífico que había lanzado por un monte en #Almeria.
👉Nuestros compañeros del Seprona de #GuardiaCivil le han acompañado.
Buen trabajo compañeros👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/tPuNvK9WJT
— AUGC Guardia Civil (@AUGC_Comunica) July 31, 2019
A spokesman for Spain’s Guardia Civil told CNN that authorities are considering whether he should face further charges.
Police said the company the man works for was now also under investigation after around 50 appliances were found improperly stored outside its warehouse.
#ÚLTIMAHORA | La Consejera de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Junta Andalucía Carmen Crespo incoa expediente administrativo sancionador a la empresa de gestión de residuos de Olula del Río #Almeria a raíz de la investigación en la que un joven lanzaba un frigorífico por un monte. pic.twitter.com/6xS8hRwZCv
— AUGC Guardia Civil (@AUGC_Comunica) August 2, 2019
