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To have put my rubbish in the neighbours bin

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Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 14/01/2026 00:04

The people opposite me, who were tenants, moved out just a couple of days before Christmas.
The house doesn't have a "to let" sign or anything up yet, and there's definitely noone living there. However, today was bin day and someone, presumably the owner, had been round and put the wheelie bin out ready last night.
The binmen come at 7am.
At 6:45am, I had the idea of maybe adding a bag of my rubbish to their black bin, if it wasn't full, as I am still trying to catch up from Christmas and have extra.
I nipped over the road, had a peek and there was nothing but one single Tesco carrier bag of rubbish in there.
I went back inside, tied up my own full bin bag of rubbish from my kitchen bin and carried it over the road. By this time, I could hear the bin lorries already coming so I know noone was going to be using that space in that bin.
I then took the bin back up their drive for them.
I went back inside, very pleased with myself for now having completely empty bins.
DH was horrified and said it was very cheeky behaviour and very embarrassing. He really hopes noone saw.

Was it cheeky and embarrassing?

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bullywee · 14/01/2026 03:14

Some people are just weird about things like this. When I moved into my current house I had lots and lots of boxes from moving and from deliveries. Both my neighbour and I have separate bins but all 8 bins (general, paper, food, tins) are kept in the shared alley. I asked the then neighbours who didn't put their paper bin out of they'd mind me putting some boxes in their empty and unused bin to get rid of the boxes quicker. Absolutely not was the answer. 🙄

HipHopDontYouStop · 14/01/2026 03:07

I don’t see why it’s cheeky to put your rubbish in someone’s bin.

If my bin were not full on collection day and someone else needed the space, I wouldn’t mind at all if they put their rubbish in with mine. It’s all going to be collected. What’s the big deal?

Nutsabouttopic · 14/01/2026 02:00

I would have done the same. A friend travels a lot and has asked a few of us to put her bins out at appropriate times. She asks us to fill her bins with our rubbish. Her thinking being that she pays for her bins whereas I don't have a collection. I go to the tip. So it saves me time and money and she feels that shes getting her moneys worth

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Cantheowneroftheredcorsapleasemovetheircar · 14/01/2026 00:15

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Distress 😂

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And yet here you are, up at midnight responding to threads that you class as weird, and asking who cares????? Sounds like some threads on Mumsnet are keeping YOU up! 😆

The irony in your post is breathtaking!

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Zov · 14/01/2026 00:09

If there is no-one living there, then I may have done the same. Bit cheeky but no harm done. Hopefully no-one grasses you up, because the council love to fine people for shit like this. One woman was fined for sticking her own rubbish out of her car (a cardboard cup and a tissue I think) into a public bin. because it was her personal rubbish. (I know, batshit!) Also, someone got a fine in my area some weeks back for having their empty wheelie bin still on the public pavement, 3 days after it was emptied. They're so petty, so be careful!

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