To think that people shouldn't go over their bin allowance and should just do a run up to the tip instead.

As a household with three young kids we generate a lot of non recyclable waste. My neighbour across the street allows me to use his available bin space with no issues and for that I’m grateful. The refuse situation in any areas is diabolical and given the rates we pay we should do all we can as a community to ensure we utilise the services.

We recycle everything we can but we struggle with fortnightly bin collection. I don't think we'd be able to cope with just two bin bags every 3 weeks. Our bin fits three bags and we have it full with another bag already on the go by week 2.
Not a problem on weeks I live alone as I barely fill up half a kitchen bin a week. But there are 4 of us in the house (3 adults and a teen) and a lot of the food packaging is not recyclable anyway.
We take larger items and garden waste to the tip but for many years I was not driving so there wouldn't be any way for me to take my rubbish to the tip.

That wasn't what your thread title implied at all, "people shouldn't" and "should just". It came over as generally judgy about anyone who uses more than your local, exceptionally stingy, limits.

The wording "just do a run to the tip" really doesn't show any consideration for people for who that would be a real pain either. OK so you "clarified" (i.e. drip fed) some other info about your local set up later down the line, but only in response to other poster's comments.

So maybe think about either a) giving all the relevant details (local tip doesn't need appointments and is available when most of us plebs don't have to be in work, "scummy" people have a car, your council has special bins for nappy/medical waste etc) or b) being a little less generalised in the thread title - no wonder loads of people have jumped on this!

In my case, "just" running to the tip means a) booking well in advance IF I can get a Saturday slot, and b) causing myself plenty of pain as lugging bags into the car, then out again at the other end wouldn't be appreciated by my back. And due to this, I have virtually all my household shopping delivered so don't go to the supermarket very often (where I've not seen a "soft plastics recycling" place).

You come over as very insular in your view of how people live - learn to look outside your cosy little bubble before commenting on how others behave!

Yes I'm being a bit ratty, and it's 2am, but I'm awake because my back is screaming at me and I can't sleep. I need to be up in 4 hours, and reading your OP made me think how much worse it would be if I had to "just run to the tip" every couple of weeks.

Three weekly general waste collection is ridiculous. We have it here. It so unhygienic

What?!

We recycle as much as we can at home. But taking soft plastics to the supermarket is a hassle we can't be dealing with.

General waste can have things in that attract vermin - unwashed packaging that isn't recyclable, tissues/kitchen roll that's been used to clean spillages, items damaged by food spillages, someone tossing food into the bin without thinking, even things like sanitary towels can attract them due to the smell of blood (and can these go in the nappy bin or do you have to keep stinking, blood soaked sanitary items at home for weeks as 3 weekly collections would include at least one, if not two, period cycles)

My Council are really strict but we mostly have wheelie bins. If the lid is just slightly raised they refuse it and then you have to sort it out yourself but they do collect general one week recycling the following week.

Bags and 3 week collections sound odd but everywhere is different.

My mum's back street looks like flytippers paradise on general bin day.

Not everyone can physically get to supermarkets.
My council doesn’t do separate bags for nappies, so this would discriminate against young families / anyone with a household member needing to use nappies or incontinence wear.
Not everyone drives. Some of us are disabled.
I only generate one black bag of rubbish a week, as I recycle etc., but having cat litter to deal with means I couldn’t get it down to less - what should people in that position do? I tried a service that provides and takes away eco litter but it was too costly.

Yep it now three weekly where I am too. If you have more than one child in nappies you are supplied with an extra bin. It’ll happen everywhere eventually.

Utterly ridiculous limit from the council. And making an appointment to go to the tip seems daft too.

The vast majority of people recycle as much as they can and don't need limits on numbers of bin bags to encourage them. The minority who don't give a shit won't be encouraged by limits like this, they'll fly tip, use neighbour's allowance etc. Then there's those who are conscientious but have needs requiring more non-recyclable waste and they're the ones whose lives are made hard by this sort of policy.

I've got seven rescue cats. My garden is secured and I have litter trays. The amount t of cat litter thT is bagged up is huge. I could of course not secure my garden, let themdefecate in other peoples properties and then u would have an acceptable amount of waste according to you.

I couldn’t care less about peoples rubbish.
2 bin bags in 3 weeks sounds hard to manage for most households, I’d be more worried about the rats it might attract to the area because a lot of people probably do generate more than 2 bags and don’t put it out and it could be stored in sheds, outhouses etc.
Id be more outraged that you are only allowed to put 2 bags out myself!

That’s what I thought too, am I really reading that correctly??? I’ve never heard of a bin bag limit either.

It would be a nightmare wouldn't it @loropianalover ?

Seriously get a life

I can't quite believe that you are criticising and judging neighbours for putting their rubbish and recycling out to cover them for being away. What do you expect them to do? Leave it sat in their house, festering in the heat for them to come back to a lovely stench on their return?

Why don't you take your concern out on your crappy council, for having a ridiculous 3 weekly collection and a tight limit of only two bags per 3 weeks.

I think it's preposterous that you expect people to do tip runs, when they're paying thousands per year in council tax for waste collection from their homes.

Being a good neighbour where I live, is talking to your neighbours about when you're away, and taking each other's bins out for them while we're/they're away.

I often put our extra rubbish (family of 5, 2 in nappies) in next doors bin (young couple) they don't mind.

Some people don't have a car.

A lot of people put non-recyclable waste in with recycling, contaminating the whole truck load. Be happy that people separate their waste at all.

@Titsonboard

theyre talking about going back to bags here. I hope they have a chat with the foxes first.

We have a three weekly rubbish collections as well, and have to book a slot to go to the recycling centre (which is only open 9am - 4pm which is not good if you work a normal day as it's closed on a Sun and all Sat slots are usually taken up very quickly). It's also a 20 minute drive away. If my neighbour has space in their bin on collection day I'm goddam using it. Likewise if we have space (alas we never do), I'd not begrudge someone doing the same.

I've paid extra for a Big Bin (medical needs) because the truck won't take spares. I still generate more than that some fortnights, so I've got bags of rubbish in my flat on rotation 😩 No car. I walked down to the dump, to find they will ONLY accept refuse brought in vehicles!

I despise fly-tipping, but I sure as hell understand it.

Walk a mile in someone else's shoes, why don't you.

Who cares?

I was wondering that.

I have two green recycling bins when most houses here have just one. Collected fortnightly. There's no limit on it as far as I know. We're a family of 5 so I asked the council if we could have a second bin because the recycling was always overflowing. They delivered one.

Green bin day is tomorrow here so tonight I have been really scummy and put both of them out. 🙄😃

@chaosmaker

can you explain why you think you're looking out for your neighbour?!