To wash my hands after I empty the kitchen bin? And after I put the dustbin out?

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Am I being unreasonable to wash my hands:

1. After I empty the kitchen bin (and put the bag in the dustbin)?
2. After I put the dustbin out ready for the bin men?

Do you wash your hands or just get on with whatever you are doing next?

Absolutely I wash my hands.

Of course YANBU. You should be washing your hands!

Who wouldn't?

YANBU.

I wash my hands whenever I do anything remotely contaminating - but I am an ex nurse so probably a bit OCD about it

Of course you wash your hands. YANBU.

I'd only wash if something messy from the bin had got on my hands. If you're too precious about hand washing you'd never get anything done if yuu're looking after children and a house all day.

Do you really need to ask?

Every time.

YANBU.

The thought of anyone not washing hands after doing the bins has made me feel a bit queasy.

i always wash my hands after both. especially the outside bin- bleugh!

God people really do ask some bilge on here!

Uurgh no! I am pretty casual about germs in most cases, but even I wash my hands after doing those jobs. Especially as the bin invariably contains several nappies .

YANBU.

I would wash my hands after handling bilge.

YANBU, anyone who doesn't has awful hygiene standards!

No-one spotted the op's name then?

Yes of course, and after feeding the cats, and I am very far from OCD.

My waste bin does not contain contaminated waste, it usually has cigarette ends, bits of food waste, and empty packaging.. I am hardly going to contract a fatal disease if I dont sterilise myself after carrying the bag that it is in to the bin.. .. and I usually dump it into the bin on my way out of the door, so I am not likely to dash back inside to wash my hands either.

Thanks everyone! Been told it was odd to wash my hands after this so thought I'd get clarification on here. I feel right now haha!

Of course you wash your hands!

My bin's clean - I bleach it and wash it out with boiling water regularly but I would always wash my hands.

Yes. Definitely wash hands each time. Also after brushing my hair, or wiping my nose, especially if I'm going to cook afterwards.

Definitely. Bins are full of rubbish, contaminated with food that has been breeding bacteria at room temp. Outside bin is worse because of flies etc, although they would need to be fairly hardy in this weather I grant you.
I'd rather skip washing my hands after changing a nappy than emptying the bins!

I don't have a bin, just use a bag each day and chuck it, but yes I wash my hands after putting it in the bin outside.

Of course!!!

Wash em all the time even after I have stroked the cats.

I can be a bit of a minger hygiene-wise and even I wash my hands after taking the bin out.