Neighbour has put their rubbish in my bin

This thread is interesting. Most people are giving the OP a hard time saying she’s being ridiculous as it was about to be emptied etc…yet a day or two ago there was a post with a lady saying the bin man were about to empty the general waste bins right in front of her, so she chucked a bag with dog shit in it into the bin about to be emptied, but the owner of the bin saw and went mad. The thread consensus was that this woman was a CF of the highest order and was completely out of line.

Makes me wonder what people would have said if this OP’s neighbour had posted saying they’d put a bag of rubbish in their neighbours bin as they had space, but later saw them go to try to add a bag to it and couldn’t because it was now full. I bet they’d have been ripped to shreds here.

Starting to think a lot of people on this particular forum just take glee in giving the OP a kicking regardless of whether they actually agree or not.

OP I think you are fine to be upset etc. I wouldn’t mind anyone using my bin as long as I had space for my own rubbish and they are only putting “allowed” items in there (I.e. I don’t want to find my bin hasn’t been emptied because they saw something in there that shouldn’t be, or I get a fine because they find the wrong things in there). If you have a group chat, I’d send a message saying you noticed so wish had used your bin and it meant you couldn’t put your last bag of rubbish out. Please can anyone wanting to use it just check in advance as you don’t mind if you’ve got nothing else to go out, but sometimes you need to add things last minute. Or something like that.

By weight? I’ve never known of anywhere in the UK that does that. Volume, yes. Often they won’t take stuff outside the bin or that the lid won’t close on. But weight? How would they measure?
Where I am each house has a 3 black bag limit and the collection is every 3 weeks. No bins. I don’t mind if I’ve put two out and a neighbour adds a third.

All the bins are weighed when they hoist them onto the back of the van to be tipped up and emptied

as a one off I wouldn’t be bothered. They made have inadvertently put their bag in your bin or meant to ask but thought as it was being collected very soon it was fine

but if it happens again, I’d have a word with them for sure. Because it IS rather cheeky

My neighbour does this. When they are out on the street they check the bins for space and shove their extra rubbish in. Doesn't bother me. They are renovating and have more rubbish than usual.

I just don’t believe this, if it meant you had to bring you rubbish back inside I’m sure you would have remembered to include it in the OP.

I had to laugh at 'disposing of in your name' though

Me too! The bin men don't go through your rubbish and make moral judgements you know!

If and again if I was a serial killer, the mad axe woman sort, looking for a place to hide body parts I would probably drive around looking for half empty bins that good minded citizens had left at the bottom of their driveways for next day collection. I would double bag to prevent leaks and be careful not to put too much in each bin in case of weight issues.

It all ends up at the same place.. I would be a bit miffed but not enough to give it more thought that that. If its a common occurrence when your bin is by your house then say something but it wasn't.

Yes they will refuse if it is too heavy - at my collection at least.

Presumably it presents a hazard to the operator to move and is dangerous to lift, might cause damage either to the lifting equipment or to the bin itself on lifting.

I have never had one refused (I presume the lift automatically refuses to engage if it is too heavy) but am careful not to put too much in the garden waste one because it can weigh a ton with all the branches and soil that goes in there.

There is also the fact that if the bin is too heavy to lift it likely has a lot of inappropriate stuff in it that shouldn't be there, like bricks or building rubble.

Totally agree. People just don’t have any manners.

The issue is that I didnt have space for my bag

So what did you do with your bag of rubbish?

There’s nothing to suggest there was so much rubbish it didn’t close though, such a non issue.

Never heard of refusing a bin as too heavy

mine is always heavy as slowly getting rid of ex husbands crap

I also think it’s fair game to put rubbish in a bin that is on the road ready to be emptied

You would if you lived where I do and it meant your bin wouldn’t be emptied because the extra bag had stopped your bin mid from closing completely.

Lots of what’s yours is mine people on this thread. Generally the attitude of people who never have anything to offer themselves. I’ve had a massive family move in next door and this is the type of thing they do, along with claiming all communal space etc. It’s top class cheeky fuckery.

Any other problems in your life, OP?

It was a bin waiting for collection already. I cannot imagine being upset by this!

I’d let it go but if it happens again I’d WhatsApp and explain weight issue and ask them not to do it again

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So long as the rubbish is in the correct bin and not foul or drippy I can never see why some people are so precious about their bins. Ive done it myself (after dark) when I just had a small amount of rubbbish and I didnt want the trouble of putting a bin out and dragging it back. Is your neighbour elderly or disabled?

Do you really give a shit? Genuinely?

...I don’t think it’s really a big deal.

First two replies.

Obviously the op gives a shit and thinks it's a big deal otherwise they'd not have posted. It being a cheeky fucker. I have my bins cleaned and tie up my waste and recycle and don't want people putting their crap in my bins, which could leak/stink to high heaven. Plus if I was penalised for my bin lid not closing because someone else decided to be a cheeky fucker if be pissed.

If they asked that's another thing - id either say yes no problem or no I was just about to put my own rubbish in or no sorry. But not to ask is rude.

The problem with this is you always get some saying have you not got anything better to worry about or it would bother me. Well if it doesn't - great! It's probably most of these people who's be the cheeky fuckers to do this, along with parking on your drive, walking past your house on your land as a cut through etc

People are likely to get more aggressive with others using their bins due to councils getting more infrequent in collecting them and more aggressive at policing what goes in them.

"All bins are for everyone" works fine right up until the point some piss taker turns up and decides to fill all the bins with rubble that the council won't take.

Agreed. I’d defo chuckle if I got that message!