In a bit of a dilemma

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I had a rather large hedge out the front of my house, it was a struggle to maintain especially cutting the top, but I would have found a way, anyway my neighbour noticed I was struggling to cut it and said he would rather it be cut right back, because it was blocking his view on his car on his ring doorbell, we have had quite a few car break ins round the area, so he offered to do it, I agreed and never thought about getting rid of the branches, I don’t pay for a brown bin, and there’s is full, I guess I was under the impression he was going to get rid of it as he wanted it cut, should I get rid of it? Or should he? Bearing in mind it was his idea totally to cut it right back, it is currently sitting on the road by the path not in the road, in two big sacks can’t really stay there, I’m under the impression he thinks I will get rid of it, to add I don’t have any transport to take to the tip, they know this, they have two big cars one each, so could easily dispose of it.

If you cut the hedge yourself, how would you dispose of the rubbish? And why can’t you do the same?

I only cut it a little bit just to keep it maintained, then I would let the leaves mulch down and put on my garden, he has cut it right down, took the big branches off, half of it has been cut down, not what I used to do.

Its your hedge, you need to dispose of it.

But he wanted it cut right down, his idea

Thats nice of him to help you out. Can you drag the bags onto your property for the time being

No I can’t there huge

I'd ask if you could put some in their brown bit after it's been emptied

But I’m helping him out too by agreeing, I naturally thought he would get rid of it.

They haven’t paid again there’s is full from last year

Ultimately it’s your problem, even if he wanted it cutting. It’s your hedge, you agreed to it, and it’s your responsibility. Either ask if he could take it to the tip for petrol money, or ask on a local facebook for a man with a van to take it.

OP it is yours to get rid of - can you ask if he can help transport them to the tip and pay him to do it?

It’s your unruly hedge that became a nuisance for your neighbour so he tactfully offered to cut it down. You are responsible for the cuttings ans should be hankduk you have a neighbour like him.

I agreed thinking he would dispose of it as he wanted it cutting right back, it was never my idea

It wasn’t unruly I kept it trimmed

Ask him to help dispose of it, offer to pay? Phone a tree surgeon company or gardener to uplift the mess or pay for a brown bin. You got a free service cutting it back, you said you were unable to manage it!

I wouldn’t have just assumed he is going to get rid of them just because he kindly offered to cut them down. It’s your responsibility even though you just assume differently.

You can get alot more in brown bins if you cut the pieces up, so I'd get a pair of loppers or a saw, and cut the side branches off and cut the thickest bits to the height of the bin and stick them in vertically, then fill in around them. Then if there is any you can't fit in, put it in the bin after the next emptying.

I’d assume an offer to cut it back was an offer to cut it, not to cut and do the waste disposal.

You're feeling awkward because you didn’t think it through, but that’s on you not him.

Easiest and cheapest solution is probably to get a garden waste bin for the year and cram the stuff in until it’s gone.

They haven’t paid again for there’s and I don’t pay for a brown bin

Yes because he wanted it cutting right back I only agreed to benefit him.

Go and tell him that and see what the response is? Did you raise this with him? How long ago was it cut?

No I didn’t think it through, he wanted it cut right back, I would have thought he would get rid of it

You’re either massively adjusting the narrative in your head, or you’ve totally failed at communication.

Either way, it’s your garden waste, created at your request. That’s on you to deal with.

As you said, he offered to do the labour because he could see you were struggling with it. He didn’t mind doing that labour as he got a benefit too. You asked him to do it when you took him up on his offer.

This is your waste. This problem would have come up eventually as hedges need more cutting off than can sprinkle over gardens as mulch to avoid them gaining height.

Yesterday, we were talking about getting rid of it, he made options for me to dispose of it, think I’ve slept on it and thinking actually he should be getting rid it as he wanted it cutting

No this is definitely your responsibility as your hedge, ask him as a favour or phone a garden waste company!