Why would you think it is okay to put dog shit in someone's bin?

If I knew who did it I’d be posting it back through their letter box!

i have a brown bin for garden waste
sometimes neighbours use it for their mcdonalds wrappers which annoys me so much!

The thought of leaving dog shit in the bottom of the bin for years is disgusting!

You realise that it’s not always possible to take a bin in straight away? Why does that make them ‘fair game’ for lazy bastards? When my bins are taken in they are on my property but only the other side of the fence so anyone could reach them. Does that mean anyone can use them?

If it’s not a big deal (to the people saying it’s not a big deal) why don’t you put it in your own bin? We live rurally so have to clean bins kind of regularly because otherwise you’re attracting wild animals (and with six people and a dog they aren’t nice smelling in general, my mums bins are always clean because it’s just her and my brother).

I’ve no problem with someone putting anything in there just before it’s due to be emptied but if it’s just been emptied I’ve to pour out what they put in so I can wash it which isn’t the most fun job anyway (I love that people pay to have their bins washed out, I think that would be my guilty pleasure spend if I could spare the money!!)

This thread is an eye opener. I'm genuinely surprised at how much people care. Bins are dirty and smelly anyway, and that's why they have lids. If the lid is down it's not an issue, surely? The idea of paying to clean the inside of a wheelie bin is baffling to me. Even a split bag at the bottom of a bin will not harm anyone and doesn't need to be dealt with. It will just dry out and crust off after a year or two.

Around my way, if a bin is not taken in and is on the pavement, it's considered fair game to pop something in it. I wouldn't do it on bin day if it's been emptied, but otherwise, if you leave your bin out on public paths then that's what happens, surely?

Dont sweat the small stuff , it’s better than it being left on the pavement or anywhere else . Garbage bins smell anyways

Better in my bin than on the street. It wouldn't bother me. Bins don't smell great at the best of times because they are...bins

I have a large dog and I'd never even contemplate doing this, however if someone put dog crap in my bin I doubt I'd notice. I never look in the bin anyway.

Lucky you, obviously it does upset a lot of people though doesn’t it. I find it a bit odd to claim you have no idea why hone would mind people flinging their dog shit in their bin.
I guess you are just much cooler than everyone else though.

I am a dog owner and would never put my dogs 💩 in anyone’s bin, but I had to tell my Son that he wasn’t to do this as he thought it was ok to do, same with skips. I do think one of the problems is that there aren’t enough bins around, we have a few near shops, but it would be good to have a bin on the end of each road.

Why don’t people just bring it home? Even worse that it’s after emptying, that’s horrible!

It’s a bin. I wouldn’t care

Better than it being on the pavement. This doesn’t bother me at all. I would rather someone used our bin than left it on the pavement for someone to walk in. However I am also one of those people who doesn’t get huffy about visitors/trades people using my toilets either for shock horror wee-ing or poo-ing in (ie for the purpose a toilet was designed for!!).
However I have a dog and use one of those pick up pouch things to put all bagged waste in whilst on walks and then always use my bin at home. I would never assume all people thought like me. I wish more people would use on dog walks.

Dog owner here - I would never put my dogs poo in someone’s bin. It’s gross and entitled.

@ArtfulBear Quite agree. People are selfish and self centred and have no care for others.

never has there been a poo scent when opening the bin.

There is ALWAYS the smell of shit when there is faecal matter in a bin. Always. Unless it is triple bagged and sprayed with scent neutraliser.

It is not OK to leave your dogs shit in another persons bin because it is a form of fly tipping and a disgusting one at that.

Agree it is also not ok to put it in a bin in the expectation it is to be emptied because
our local authority like @Vkad says will only take stuff in a black back. If they open the bin and find free floating stuff (like a dog poo bag) they refuse to take it.

Sometimes if they don't notice because it is small and of low weight it falls to the bottom of the bin down the back of the bin backs and doesnt' actually get emptied out. So then you have to fish it out and either dispose of it in a public bin or triple bag it - why should I be doing work because others who want dogs are selfish and lazy.

Who wants other peoples dog shit stinking out their bin for a week?

Plus you don't know who the bin belongs to. My neighbours grandfather has dementia so wasn't the best with hand hygenie. for that reason, they would take care to disinfect the bin and handles especially during Covid and people putting bags of dog shit in the bin was a source of distress to everyone because he would smell it and try to tip the bin to get it out.

Nasty and selfish.

Wouldn’t bother me but I appreciate it bothers some people. Could a neighbour bring your bin in? We bring them in for a few neighbours to stop the pavement being blocked for prams/wheelchairs etc.

I've caught my neighbour putting her bag of dog shit in my food waste bin!

This was after I caught her on camera not picking up her dog shit multiple times outside my home and I confronted her.

She's obviously doing it to spite me. Horrible woman.

People saying that their council owns the bins and they wouldn’t care about this, that’s great, but in my area you have to buy your own wheelie bin. So it’s MY bin. And secondly, the binmen don’t ever empty the bin by tipping it up. They just reach in and pull out the black sacks. EVERYTHING has to be in a proper bin bag or they won’t take it. So if people dropped their dog poo in my bin it would be up to me to clean it out.

How is that ok?

If there’s room, be my guest. Bin day is Thursday.

I don’t have a problem with people putting their rubbish in my bin if there’s space (although there rarely is tbf). Same with dog poo. I’d much rather it went in a bin (any bin, my bin, whatever) than in the street or bags hanging up on trees.

What is your address?
I've got excess bags of rubbish this week, I'll come and fling them in your bin instead then?

I have a relative who has made a good bit of money by setting up a wheelie bin cleaning business. His son currently works for him and is set to inherit the business.

We have to pay for our bins.

Even if it's bagged I don't want it in my bin making it smell. If a dog owner doesn't want to carry a bag of poop then they need to get a Dicky bag to make carrying it less of a faff.

Couldn’t care less. It’s a bin. It’s for rubbish.