Neighbour being cheeky? Or AIBU?

I am a bin user too. Odd tiems I wouldn't mind to help out a neighbour but if its regular then I'd expect them to split the cost

You say you always have space in the bin, do your bit for the environment and let him put grass in it (no need for even more plastic bins in the world)

Agree with PPs that say it’s good to have a favour in the bag, unless you need the room in the bin it’s no skin off your nose. Good relations with neighbours is priceless!

Good idea if you have space in the bin.

We also pay for green bin collection. My neighbour doesn't. They asked about using mine. After a few asks and an event of their gardener doing his tri-annual tidy up leaving little room for my garden stuff , I told them absolutely fine to put things in it on the day I put it out for collection if there is room.

This works for us (well it works for me). I usually have some space left.

Is you bin accessible to your neighbour? Mine is in my back garden and neighbours can't access it.

Why should one neighbour pay for their grass clippings to be taken away and the next door neighbour gets it for free. A good neighbour would offer something in return, either a money contribution or bottle of wine etc.

Yeah, this to be fair.

Offer to go halves on the bin with him. We used to pay a neighbour to use their garden bin. It was kind of like them doing us a favour because we didn't need a whole one and this saved us money and/or a trip to the tip. Market it like you are doing them a favour!

@Motheringthrough I would play dumb. The next time he asks, say, “You know, I’m really pleased we’ve come to this agreement of sharing the green waste bins. I’m really pleased you’ll be purchasing the pass next year for us to share alternate years. This really takes the pressure off, you know, cost of living, and all that.” I’ll bet he never asks again…😈

This is how I would feel about it.

It's handy to have a favour in the bank - if you ever need your bins taking out when you're on holiday or your plants watered, you have someone to ask

When is it due for annual renewal ? I would approach him just before then and breezily say 'Our' bin is £60 to renew, not sure whether to bother, unless we pay £30 each which isn't bad. Or l would put something in it like a big cardboard box that you can pull out on emptying day but makes it appear full. Or power wash it/hose it and leave it upside down 'to dry' after it's been emptied and leave it like that till you use it.

Why can't the tight scrote pay for his OWN bin?

Bloody freeloaders.

I let our neighbour use our green bin. I never fill it but if I did I would say ‘not this time’.

Our green bin costs £97 per year (we’re in London) and we don’t really fill it as we cut our lawn every 2 weeks. My neighbour asks if he can use it and we always say yes. I’d rather it was collected full than half empty and, for us at least, it’s a neighbourly thing to do. Our neighbour has offered to pay towards the green bin but we just say we don’t mind. Good neighbours are worth their weight in gold so it’s no big deal if they want to use our green bin every month

This!

He really does need his own bin.

He's taking gross advantage now.

Once was ok.

More than that is cheeky fucker territory.

He is a CF. He has been doing it regularly, he knows the OP is paying. A small thank you gesture is missing. It doesn't have to be much, but just an acknowledgement the OP was doing him a favour.

It doesn’t affect you in any way. He always asks before doing it. Would you really rather he drove to the tip? It’s great to have a good relationship with your neighbour and you may need some help from him one day. Seriously relax!

So he is using 10-20% of your bin space half the time? So that is about £2.50 to £5 a year. Is this not worth is to keep your neighbour happy? Why create another plastic bin and more labour for the council, plus expense and ill will with your neighbour for such a small thing. He is not being cheeky he is making good use of available resources, with your permission. Do you honestly think this is the hill to die on?

I’m a massive hater of CFers but for some reason cutting his lawn once every 1-2 months as the OP says wouldnt actually bother me, and yet, I went absolutely ape shit when someone dropped a dog poo bag in my bin that had just been emptied.

Of course his lawn could be half an acre in which case he is taking the piss.

maybe suggest he pays half or gets himself a compost bin instead. That’s where I shove all my grass and hedge cuttings during the summer and leaves in autumn. Then it rots down over winter.

If your bin isn't full, then it wouldn't bother me, especially as he asks.

This, but if it’s bothering you then just say no next time or ask him to contribute an amount towards the bin.

It's a fortnightly collection so if he cuts his grass monthly then thats still every other time. The guy's a tightwad and unless his main general waste is full then why can't he just stick it in there???

He's sussed you out already, OP. You've only been there two minutes and he's calling the shots.
Whether you have space in your bin isn't the point; of course you'd do it as a one off.

Mumsnet is always pretty hot at encouraging people to have boundaries, then we all know where we stand etc etc. Be polite but assertive, smile and decline. It won't be just grass cuttings in a month or two!

If there’s space and it really is only every 1-2 months, and presumably not at all over winter since usually you wouldn’t cut grass then, then I’d see it as a total non issue and would be more than happy to say yes.

Just seen you don't fill the bin. You Are Being Unreasonable in those circumstances.

It's cheeky. Maybe next time you have some empty boxes that need recycling or extra rubbish at Xmas, start asking if you can put some things in their bin.