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To put dog mess in a strangers bin?

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AnnaQuayRules · 16/03/2026 16:01

I normally would never dream of doing this. However, today I was walking my dog along a road when he decided to crap on the grass verge. So of course I picked it up and bagged it.

It was bin day and everyone's bins were outside their houses. The bin lorry turned into the street and so, as it approached, I popped the bag into the nearest bin which was collected almost immediately.

However the man in the house came storming out and started shouting at me. He said I had no right to put anything in his bin. It got worse when I tried to explain, especially as he hadn't realised it was a dog bag. So I apologised and moved off with him still shouting down the road.

I would never have placed anything in anyone's bin whilst it's on their property, but these bins are all on the pavement waiting to be emptied. It was about 3/4 full, I placed the bag on top of what was there and the whole bin was emptied within about 60 seconds.

Was I really out of order?

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Mumandcarer80 · 16/03/2026 17:20

I hate it when someone puts dog poo in my bin it stinks for weeks. Over winter someone put some in my empty bin. With it being damp and frosty it froze to the bottom of the bin. Was stuck there for weeks.

Theyikesdyke · 16/03/2026 17:19

Everyone pays council tax therefore your council provided bin which is emptied by the council...isnt yours ?? Its a benefit provided by the state to help the community. I dont begrudge someone using it instead of littering.

2026Y · 16/03/2026 17:18

Noodge · 16/03/2026 16:13

People are very protective over their bins OP. I have never done this, because I don't like being shouted at, but I wouldn't give a rat's doodahs if anyone did it in my bin. It's a bin, It's not meant to smell like Nag Champa.

yep 😂

one of the most surprising things about Mumsnet (in a crowded field) is people’s attitude to their bins.

AgnesMcDoo · 16/03/2026 17:18

Piglet89 · 16/03/2026 16:18

Don’t the contents of the public bins specifically for dog shit get incinerated?

@AgnesMcDooI am guessing you’ve never had to scrub out your bin after some filthy dog owner lifted the lid and dumped a bag of their dog’s shit in the empty bin (ie before we the home owners put any bagged waste in there), the bag then broke and the dog shit was all over your bin.

Christ those people are absolute scum.

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I’ve never scrubbed my bin - cause it’s an outside bin - no idea whether it’s had poop in it or not.

and I’m not in the batshit crazy and precious about my bin gang - cause it’s a bin

Theyikesdyke · 16/03/2026 17:17

Only read the outragw on page 1... its a bin??? Why do people care ?? Its being emptied THAT DAY, unclench lassies.

Imisscoffee2021 · 16/03/2026 17:16

Tbf if it splits with the weight of the other stuff when the bin is emptied and smears on the inside of his bin that's a grim thing to have to clean. If you don't own a dog the last thing you want is dog crap in your bin.

ibblebibbledibble · 16/03/2026 17:11

Haha this thread is so funny! What the hell do people think will happen to their pristine if a sealed bag is resting on top of their rubbish for a minute or two?! It was literally being emptied.

TeenLifeMum · 16/03/2026 17:10

mydogisthebest · 16/03/2026 17:07

In a bin that is about to be emptied!!! Some posters need to grow up

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Yep and we pay for that so why is it okay for others to benefit because they’re too lazy to take their mess home?

TeenLifeMum · 16/03/2026 17:09

My bin, my crap. Keep your crap to yourself.

pippistrelle · 16/03/2026 17:08

People are a bit nuts about bins. I'm a bit nuts about bins and wouldn't like this. However, I recognse that it's not very rational. It's a big lump of plastic that I didn't directly buy, whose purpose is the collecting of rubbish. Why would it matter as long as there's enough room for the things I want to dispose of? And yet, and yet...

Not nuts enough for bin locks though, or to shout at someone in the street.

mydogisthebest · 16/03/2026 17:07

pouletvous · 16/03/2026 17:03

Minging OP

In a bin that is about to be emptied!!! Some posters need to grow up

PeonyPatch · 16/03/2026 17:07

BrokenWingsCantFly · 16/03/2026 16:42

Exactly. Some of these comments make it sound like OP has put it through someone's letter box. It is a bin, it was collected shorty after.

I wouldn't care if it was in my bin as long as it is bagged up properly , I dont tend to sniff bins

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Precisely!!!!!

Some people are way too precious. We all have to live together in this society, let’s help each other out!

mydogisthebest · 16/03/2026 17:06

PoachedSmoke · 16/03/2026 16:04

Yes. Do not put disgusting dog mess (regardless of how well wrapped) in someone else's bin. Quite aside from anything else the smell is repulsive. You are absolutely out of order and people like you are why I've had to buy bin locks!!! Take your mess home to your own bin or use the appropriate public waste bin. Please understand that to non dog owners this really is unpleasant OP.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

The outrage on here is laughable and pathetic. The bin was being emptied for goodness sake.

CurtsyFriends · 16/03/2026 17:06

I wouldn’t have an issue if someone put their dog poo in my bin on bin day tbh. Much better than the numptys who ‘forget’ to take bags out with them and let their dogs foul anywhere they like.

I guess the solution is that the council need to put more poo bins out. But that comes with an added cost - not just for the bin itself but having it emptied. Perhaps a dog licence would help with those costs and encourage more people to be responsible owners.

Malasana · 16/03/2026 17:04

Either take it home with you or put it in a dog bin.
You’re so far in the wrong.

Hellohelga · 16/03/2026 17:04

Wouldn’t bother me if it was about to be emptied. Some PPs are a bit hysterical.

pouletvous · 16/03/2026 17:03

Minging OP

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Alpacajigsaw · 16/03/2026 17:02

YABU

I’d not be happy if someone put shit in my bin. You were a CF.

Womaninhouse17 · 16/03/2026 17:02

Friendlygingercat · 16/03/2026 16:53

I can never understand why some people are so bloody recious about their bin once its been left out for collection.

A relative was walking along and took out the last cigarette from a packet. It was bin day so he threw the empty pack in the nearest bin. It was the correcrt bin for paper/card and the bins were out along the pavement. The women took it out and threw it in the road and yelled something after him. He took no notice. Would it have been better to throw litter in the street?

It would have been better to put the empty packet in his pocket and take it home, or put it in a public bin. I can't understand why you think the only alternative is to chuck it in the street.

Womaninhouse17 · 16/03/2026 16:59

Even if the bin isn't on their property at the time, it's still their bin. I wouldn't like anyone dumping dog poo bags in my bin, even though rationally it doesn't really matter.

Viviennemary · 16/03/2026 16:57

You have got an absolute nerve doing this. Take your own muck home with you or put it in a bin designated for that. Disgusting and selfish.

WhatAMarvelousTune · 16/03/2026 16:57

Friendlygingercat · 16/03/2026 16:53

I can never understand why some people are so bloody recious about their bin once its been left out for collection.

A relative was walking along and took out the last cigarette from a packet. It was bin day so he threw the empty pack in the nearest bin. It was the correcrt bin for paper/card and the bins were out along the pavement. The women took it out and threw it in the road and yelled something after him. He took no notice. Would it have been better to throw litter in the street?

This wouldn’t have bothered me, but your last sentence is just you being contrary. The options aren’t someone else’s bin or chucking it on the street.

Gloriia · 16/03/2026 16:56

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 16/03/2026 16:50

No you weren't in the wrong but you shouldn't do it again for your own safety. You never know when one of these lunatics is watching you from behind their curtains!

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This is very true I'd have also been out like a shot and chucked the crap bag at the op Grin.

crazycrazycat · 16/03/2026 16:56

someone kept doing this to me, putting bags of dog shit in my bin, it caused maggots all over my front door, I don't have a dog and shouldn't be dealing with that.

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