To think this is petty

[novalia89]

I live in a flat and our bins haven't been put out for 6 weeks now. I think we missed 2 collections. Therefore our bins have been overflowing. I have been taking my rubbish elsewhere as I don't create a lot. Someone else dealt with some of the bin bags, but with 10 flats there are a lot. I think that it is a particularly bad time and people also don't recycle. The loose bin bags have been ripped open and tidied since.

Anyway, I complained to the management company who I think did nothing and the council. I got 2 excess bin bags, although it is the whole flats bin bags that haven't been put out.

Our bins are collected tomorrow and it is not 22:20. I noticed that the flats opposite had about 10 small bins with plenty of room so I put a few smaller bins in. A house opposite had a small bin which was half full. I put a half-full bin bag in it which was very light. Probably bag for life size. All the bins that I used could close their lids completely.

As soon as I'd done it a man came out, got the bin out the wheelie bin and dumped it next to one of the public rubbish bins. They are collected tomorrow morning!

Am I being unreasonable to think that that is petty? I wouldn't ordinarily do this but surely it is better than looking at overflowing bins and rubbish all of the floor which might promote rats. And he was effectively fly-tipping. His bin was still only 3/4 full after I'd put the bin in. What was he gaining?

Like I said, I wouldn't ordanarily do this, but our bins have got out of hand and if they aren't collected again the problem will escalate and they are collected in about 12 hours.

Can you print out the recycling/rubbish weeks calendar and stick it in a communal area so the bins are taken out on the right week?

CloudCaptain I did complain to the council. They sent me 2 extra pink bin bags which should get collected. I fitted 4 bin bags in each of them.

I have gone out with a carrier bag and picked up the extra rubbish multiple times because some animal has ripped open the bags. And yes they do stink and have flies. This WON'T be a regular occurrence as it shouldn't get that bad again, but surely he musn't like looking at a tip or want to encourage rats.

From looking at the flats at the end of the road who had individual labelled bins rather than larger ones, that seems like a good idea. Or my last flats had the giant metal communal bins (but also rats).

Everyone calling me cheeky, what would you do? Let the problem get worse or take a gamble for people not needing the bin and be cheeky for 12 hours?

Iceweasel there is a calandar on the notice board and a poster that I made on the front door highlighting that the bins go out on Thursday. People are just lazy buggers who don't care because it's not their own house.

The reason that I think it was petty because he removed the bin simply because I used his bin, not because I overloaded it which would compromise his bin being collected, but simply because there was other rubbish in there. It isn't going to cost him anymore or affect him for longer than 12 hours..

I think the point is that you don't know if they had more rubbish for their bins or not because you didn't ask. I don't think your neighbour was petty.

FreudianSlurp

I did it at this time to reduce the chance of someone needing to use that space in the bin. I think it would be out of order to fill their bin the week before collection, but bins that have already been put out on the street at 10pm? they most likely have all the rubbish in that they need.

Like I said earlier, what would you do in my situation if there is a next time? Seriously knock at 30 flats? I've already notified the council and management company.

I’m so bloody confused

take a gamble for people not needing the bin and be cheeky for 12 hours?

But that’s the point, you don’t know that they don’t need the space, you have no clue if their kitchen bin was almost full but they were waiting until they had done X, Y, Z to put it out, you have no way to know and you have no reason to because it’s their bin and you have no right to put anything into it.

It’s not their problem that you and your neighbors are unorganised and can’t put your bins out on time.

If there was too much rubbish/you don’t have a car then hire a man with a van to take it to the tip. Or better yet get one of your neighbors to do it.

I lived in a block of 17 flats with exactly the same set up as you,
Larger that the average wheelie bins, only so many bins to share communally, we never had the problem you are having.

Clearly the current set up isn’t working, ring the council and get it sorted out.... since you’ve clearly nominated yourself as the bin lady of the block it’s your problem to sort out.

I don't understand this post. What on earth is fly tipping? All I can think about is fly fishing. Secondly, why are the bins only collected every 2 weeks? Isn't that a health hazard? Where I am it is once a week. As I am typing this, the bins in my street were just emptied 1 minute ago, lol. Lastly, surely there MUST be SOMEone who is responsible for putting the bins out? Isn't there a landlord or someone on the premises?

Freudian doesn't get it op but I do! How on earth can anyone suggest you take all that extra rubbish that's not even yours to the tip without a car 🙄
Well done for trying to sort out all the bins. I don't envy you.

My neighbour used my bin at new year. Not normally an issue as they usually get picked up pre 8am but they weren’t picked up until teatime so my kitchen bin was overflowing and I couldn’t go and empty it. I dumped her rubbish back in her doorstep as she hadn’t asked just took it upon herself to fill my bin with her Shite! She really angers me in general with other selfish bin shenanigans. We share a lane andvate meant to put out bins at end of this lanenfor emptying. As she doesn’t park in her drive andbprefers to sit on her drooped kerb shebhas no space tonput bin out so she puts her bins over our half of the lane 🙄. Great love, how exactly do we put our bins out now? I just shove hers behind her car. She’s cheeky and selfish in general though!

He doesn’t know that this is just a one off incident. He’ll be thinking “if I let this go this time, all the flat dwellers will start using my bin every week”. So, he’s nipping it in the bud before his bin becomes a communal bin.

I do understand your difficulty but you really can’t go using other people’s bins to solve your problem. Public bins, yes, private bins, no.

Do you own your flat OP and the rest are tenants? Does this explain why you care about the bins being ripped open everywhere when no-one else does?

30 mins of traipsing around finding places for the rubbish suggests you care about not having a vermin infested neighbourhood rather than being a cheeky fucker who wants to mark someone else's bin territory.

I don't quite understand the possessive attitude over bins on here. Fair enough if I was struggling for room in it I would be annoyed, but I would rarely generate more than a bin bag in one night so I don't see how it would be better to dump crap in the street than in an actual bin.

Amazed at all the people who would be bothered about someone shoving a bag in a half empty bin that's already been put out for collection. He was being ridiculous OP and you definitely don't deserve people having a go at you for sorting out the rubbish problem that has built up in your flats. My daughter lives in a student house and they have sometimes had to do this there when her and the only other responsible student have been away and the bins haven't been put out for 2 weeks. Its hardly the end of the world.

Salem our bins for general waste are only emptied every three weeks

yabu

You’ve been put in a very poor situation by your fellow residents.

But looking at it from the perspective of the man who pulled your bag out of his bin - he doesn’t know that. He sees someone from a block of flats who don’t seem to give a damn about rubbish collection and what that means or the neighbourhood putting stuff in his bin instead of sorting their own out (I know you are the one who is actually sorting your bins out, but that’s not going to be something he can see). It may be that he’s had a lot of that sort of thing happening lately (maybe other people in your flats filled his bins up while you were away, or maybe his next-door-neighbour has previously taken advantage. You just don’t know). So I can see why you’re upset, but I think you are deflecting the blame from where it really lies - with the lazy residents in your flats who have been ignoring their own responsibilities.

novalia89
I think what you wrote went over 90% of those who commented heads. It was far too difficult for them to comprehend.
I applaud you for what you are trying to do, but your neighours are nothing but selfish and self-centered people.
It is sad.
Is there anyway you could organize a meeting, which I doubt will happen, but if you could, maybe then the difficult situation could be straightened. out.
Good luck. It's hard living with nasty and uncaring people.

Freudian she’s trying to sort out the rubbish from all the flats because it’s communal. So if it isn’t sorted it won’t get taken for yet another week. And it isn’t just their rubbish that won’t get taken, it’s the whole bloack of flats. So there will be more rubbish piling up outside the bins - more rubbish to get distributed all over the place when the foxes get into it. More rubbish to attract rats. More rubbish to stink up the place. Etc. OP just wants it to all get back on an even keel. So I understand why she was trying to sort out all the rubbish from the stuff that’s been piling up, though I think it’s atrocious that she should have to because her neighbours have been lazy fuckers about for so long they don’t even know what needs doing.

Yes it's a bit petty but you should have asked first. We have an extra large bin due to my DS's medical condition, however on a very rare occasion we still need more room.

I knocked and explained the situation to four of my neighbours (2 houses either side) asking permission to put any over flow in theirs and also offering to bring it back up their drive after it's emptied.

All four willingly agreed.

It's just courtesy.

But freudian nobody else from the block of flats is bothering to do it and the bins are too full. What should she do?