A former Manchester United player claims to have been banned from his local recycling centre.
Nicky Butt claims to have been banned from his local recycling centre
Nicky Butt claims to have been banned from his local recycling centre (Image: GETTY)
A former Manchester United midfielder claims to have been banned from his local tip after becoming involved in a heated confrontation with staff. Nicky Butt, who made over 270 appearances for the Red Devils as a member of the Class of 92, has carved out a successful media career following his retirement from football in 2011.
Despite being a United legend, the 51-year-old still has to deal with chores faced by everybody else, like going to the tip. However, it seems he will have to find a new recycling centre after being banned from his local one following a blazing row with staff. Butt claimed the argument started when his Range Rover was deemed a commercial vehicle by staff, who refused him entry.
According to The Sun, he said: "There's this guy at the gate bit, and he flags me down and goes, 'Put your windows down I need to look in the back of your car'. I'm going, 'What for?'".
"I've got a lot of crap from the house, bit of cardboard... I missed the bin man last week, so I've got a few smelly bags. So I put the windows down, obviously my seats were down and apparently I'm not going in because it's a commercial van.
"So I'm raging, literally. I'm putting a bit of cardboard in the tip."
Butt also claimed he was accused of attempting to smuggle rubbish into the facility because the blacked-out windows on his Range Rover aroused staff suspicions,.
"I thought, well, I'm there now, I'm gonna go for it," he added.
"So I've got up the ramp, I see this bloke getting up... Trying to chase me up the hill, but he's got his walkie-talkie out.
"So I've literally got up the top, throw all the bags out, and I'm going back down the hill, and he's going mad at me. Anyway, I'm banned from the tip."
Butt was an integral part of the United squad throughout the 1990s, winning six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the Champions League before making the move to Newcastle in 2004.
He spent a further six years at St James' Park, which included a loan stint at Birmingham City, before hanging up his boots following a switch to China.
Since calling time on his playing days, he has held numerous roles at United and owned a stake in Salford City, where he served as CEO between 2022 and 2024.
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