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To find this disgusting?

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whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 17:15

There’s still a week before bin collection and this is the state of my neighbours.

This isn’t a one off. It’s constantly like this. Both normal and recycling. Sick of living near tramps that don’t care.

To find this disgusting?
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mydogisthebest · 26/06/2024 19:15

I am surprised your bin men will empty that when the lid is not closed. Our bin lids have to be totally closed or they are not emptied

Jc2001 · 26/06/2024 19:14

Sporadica · 26/06/2024 18:59

Why blame "tramps"? Almost certainly, your neighbors have put it there themselves. Take it up with them if it's that important to you.

I suspect the op WAS referring to her neighbours.

GingerPirate · 26/06/2024 19:14

🍿🧋😂

amusedbush · 26/06/2024 19:14

Did you take that photo on a calculator? In 1997? 🥴

sugarbyebye · 26/06/2024 19:13

Our neighbours are the same and our street is a wind tunnel. It's very annoying. There's quite a few of us who do a lot of litter picking after a windy night. Otherwise good neighbours but they seem blind to this. I wish the big cardboard recycling bins were still at supermarkets - they were convenient for getting rid of the extra but now you have to go to the tip and that's a faff.

Wheresyourvote · 26/06/2024 19:09

I get it op, we are a family of 5 with 3 young kids and our bins are full by collection time & I might (on recycling morning) put a couple of extra boxes out by the bin but my neighbours do the same as the photo. Lob it in. We have massive drives and never bring their bins in just leave them in the street & then the seagulls get in and their rubbish ends up on our drive so I have to pick it up and put it in our bin!

They’re lovely neighbours otherwise so I don’t say anything but it does annoy me. But it is a first world problem so you just have to… get over it.

S0livagant · 26/06/2024 19:07

Schoolchoicesucks · 26/06/2024 18:57

Have you read any of the suggestions on the thread, thought to make any of your own or just come here to tell OP they're wrong?

What do you do when your bin is full?
What would you do if your bin was full every fortnight?

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Bins are almost never full. Only if I am filling it with someone else's waste who is doing a major clean out, moving house, or something.

It would take an unusual set of circumstances for it to be full every fortnight, such as if we had another family of four move in, two or more incontinent adults, sort of circumstances.

TheShiningCarpet · 26/06/2024 19:06

I get you - poor bin management is always from the most chaotic, disorganised and usually inconsiderate neighbours. Overflowing bags when they won’t take anything outside of the bin, recycling put in plastic bags in the recycling bin, bins late or missed, usually spilling crap into the road or leaving bags to be pecked open by seagulls. Can’t be bothered to pay for a garden bag so leave piles of wet grass and rubbish up against the fence, rotting it, gutters never cleaned.

DustyMaiden · 26/06/2024 19:05

That bin wouldn’t be emptied around here. Card board in bin no, lid not shut no.

whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 19:01

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Otherstories2002 · 26/06/2024 18:59

Schoolchoicesucks · 26/06/2024 18:57

Have you read any of the suggestions on the thread, thought to make any of your own or just come here to tell OP they're wrong?

What do you do when your bin is full?
What would you do if your bin was full every fortnight?

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We’ve been in this position. There’s nothing you can do beyond go to the tip but I don’t drive so… well what?

Sporadica · 26/06/2024 18:59

Why blame "tramps"? Almost certainly, your neighbors have put it there themselves. Take it up with them if it's that important to you.

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whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 18:59

Schoolchoicesucks · 26/06/2024 18:51

My neighbours are the same OP and with their general waste bin.
It annoys me because if it's windy then it blows across my garden as the lid doesn't close.
And it looks pretty grim too. I mean, I know the bin itself isn't attractive, but overflowing bin with extra boxes around it that pile up in a week is worse.

For those asking "what are they meant to do if the council won't give them a bigger bin?". My suggestions are

  1. Shop better - buy things with less packaging
  2. Buy less - what are you buying that needs so much packaging?
  3. Crush your recycling so it fits in your bin better
  4. Pay for a commercial collection if you are running a business from home that generates all that extra recyclable packaging and disposing of it through residential waste
  5. Reuse some of it where you can, offer packaging boxes to people who ask for moving boxes etc
  6. Don't miss a bin collection and end up with a full bin at the start of a collection cycle

This. There was so much rubbish on my driveway once and it was obviously them as the bin bag had ripped. They made no attempt to clear it up.

A friend dropped me off yesterday and o felt embarrassed by how scruffy my street looked. They are only next door but one.

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Topofthemountain · 26/06/2024 18:58

Bignanna · 26/06/2024 18:57

I agree, I find the tolerant attitude to the state of that bin annoying. It takes a minute or two to flatten boxes and tear up card.

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As much as he does my head in, DH is very good at making best use of space in the recycling bin.

He didn't play Tetris as a kid for nothing.

Otherstories2002 · 26/06/2024 18:58

whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 17:50

No my complaint is their bin is already overflowing with a week to go. It’s hot and it stinks. They allow the rubbish to just blow out into the street and onto other peoples property.

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What would you like them to do if their bin is full?

Definitelynotem · 26/06/2024 18:58

Where we live you’re not allowed to request another/a bigger bin unless there’s a lot of people living in your household. I couldn’t get myself wound up about this

downwithmaterialistdogma · 26/06/2024 18:58

Name and shame on Facebook. And make sure you spell it as 'discusting' 😘

Bignanna · 26/06/2024 18:57

AmelieTaylor · 26/06/2024 17:32

it looks like they're not compacting anything or even trying to do anything to help the situation.

i would think reporting them to Environmental Health would be your best option.

I agree, I find the tolerant attitude to the state of that bin annoying. It takes a minute or two to flatten boxes and tear up card.

Schoolchoicesucks · 26/06/2024 18:57

PyongyangKipperbang · 26/06/2024 18:51

And what exactly do you expect them to do?

All you have done is moan but you havent given a single suggestion as to what they can do.

So come on, what is your solution?

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Have you read any of the suggestions on the thread, thought to make any of your own or just come here to tell OP they're wrong?

What do you do when your bin is full?
What would you do if your bin was full every fortnight?

Topofthemountain · 26/06/2024 18:56

Oh and please don't post this on my local Facebook group, they are already convinced that the streets will be knee deep in rubbish once we go to fortnightly collections.

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whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 18:56

plimbow · 26/06/2024 18:55

My neighbours are the same, no pride in their bins. They nicked my lovely clean Bin Buddied bin, took my number stickers off and replaced it with their filthy, maggoty bin.

I knicked it back and painted my number on, inside and out, just in case.

Bin louts, the lot of 'em.

Glad you took it back.

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whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 18:56

PyongyangKipperbang · 26/06/2024 18:51

And what exactly do you expect them to do?

All you have done is moan but you havent given a single suggestion as to what they can do.

So come on, what is your solution?

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Push it down properly. Speak to the council. Pay for another bin.

I guess as someone who doesn’t do things like that and cares about where I live and wouldn’t expect others to put up with anti social behaviour or picking up rubbish or knowingly allowed to continuously go on their property - I don’t expect other people to solve my problems.

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plimbow · 26/06/2024 18:55

My neighbours are the same, no pride in their bins. They nicked my lovely clean Bin Buddied bin, took my number stickers off and replaced it with their filthy, maggoty bin.

I knicked it back and painted my number on, inside and out, just in case.

Bin louts, the lot of 'em.

Topofthemountain · 26/06/2024 18:55

There is a house local to me who on recycling bin day has the bin out plus at least 4 large clear sacks every time. I presume they are actually collected but I really want to know what they are doing to generate that much recycling.

It is every fortnight, not just the odd one off.

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whereisshadow · 26/06/2024 18:53

CollyBobble · 26/06/2024 17:58

How do you know it isn't someone else that's added to their bin?

Well it’s been happening for months. Weird for someone to keep targeting the bin.

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