AIBU?
To write a cross note?
Littleheart5 · 28/10/2018 23:29
We live in a large old house converted into separate flats. It’s an expensive area and we pay a lot in monthly rent. The whole house is owned by the same landlord. Recently 2 of the 6 flats have had new tenants move in. Both flats are now occupied by 3 students a piece- very wealthy students with top of the range VW Golfs/Mini Coopers etc. Their parents helped them move in and were obviously very wealthy too, expensive cars/watches etc.
There is a shared front garden at the end of which the house’s bins are kept. Black, green for recycling and brown for compost. These students seem to place anything in whatever bin, black bin rubbish in recycling etc. And when plastic ‘container’ bins are full leave the bin bags outside in the garden, leaning against the bin. I’ve just come home to find two black bins torn apart by what I would think was a fox. Rubbish strewn all over the garden. One elderly tenant has tried to speak to them before about it but they have ignored her. WIBU to write a very cross note, explain (although they should know) the basics of the bin system and ask them to put rubber gloves on and clear up the strewn garden rubbish? So far they have come home and passed it with barely a second glance. If they don’t do it I’ll have to, and at 6 months pregnant it’s not really something I want to do!!
UpstartCrow · 28/10/2018 23:31
Complain to the landlord, you wont get anywhere complaining to the students.
LEMtheoriginal · 28/10/2018 23:33
Maybe a friendly note? Can't beat the old passive aggression for naking one's point!
WorraLiberty · 28/10/2018 23:37
What's wrong with actually approaching them like an adult and speaking to them? 
WorraLiberty · 28/10/2018 23:38
Complain to the landlord, you wont get anywhere complaining to the students.
How do you know this?
Do you know them personally?
For goodness sake. At least try a civil adult conversation. Who knows, the OP might be pleasantly surprised.
LilMadAgain · 28/10/2018 23:40
Worra The elderly neighbor tried that and they ignored her, it seems almost pointless.
Littleheart5 · 28/10/2018 23:45
Worra, exactly what LilMadSaid. I had a guy (early 20’s) from one flat down to me the second night he moved in at 11.20pm in a weeknight, asking where the broadband wires ran from (we are basement flat so assume he thought they went through our garden). No intriduction, no apology for it being so late on a Tuesday. He cut me off mid sentence as I tried to explain all flats have their own separate broadband hook ups.
To be completely honest, I’m exhausted with this pregnancy and don’t want to have an argument about bins with them. A note is easier. I accept it’s avoiding behaviour
SuchAToDo · 28/10/2018 23:46
I don't see how they/their parents wealth, watches/cars etc are relevant,
Just give them a print out from online of the type of stuff that goes in each bin, if they are students and have lived at home with their parents doing all that stuff then they may not realise what can and can't go in the bins...everybody has to learn at some point...
I don't see that writing a cross note will get you anywhere...instead of being preachy and Judy, why not offer a helping hand by offering to help them so that they learn what each bin is for
Littleheart5 · 28/10/2018 23:49
Their parents wealth is indicative of the fact that it appears they have a privileged background and may have had cleaners/housekeepers to do this for them at home.
It is certainly not my responsibility to teach ADULTS in their 20’s what goes in what bin. We are taught this in school! I also don’t have time to give “a helping hand”.... 
malmi · 28/10/2018 23:54
But your note was going to be an explanation of how the bins work, so you were prepared to teach them. Printing it off the council website would be easier than writing it out by hand.
LilQueenie · 29/10/2018 00:05
rubbish I have similar age neighbours who are exactly the same. No wealth there at all. Complain to the landlord.
Leonard1 · 29/10/2018 00:08
I would talk to them - ring the bell. The bins and colour coding is hard to work out if you are unfamiliar. They may be international students. They are new to area and are probably coping with lots of new things. People often don’t realise. Out of six of them I’m sure one or two will take this on board. Give them a chance. print out the guidance in bins and give each a Copy.
MadameGerbil · 29/10/2018 00:17
If you have community protection officers (council) might be worth letting them know as they can speak to the anti-social new arrivals. We've had similar student situation in our area recently.
Littleheart5 · 29/10/2018 00:18
They’re not international students, but take the point that they may dealing with new things.
However pretty basic that you don’t leave bin bags openly in garden, and then walk past and ignore that a fox has torn them apart and strewn rubbish everywhere!! They had no walk over it to get up the path, no attempt to pick it up
Dljlr · 29/10/2018 00:21
why not offer a helping hand by offering to help them so that they learn what each bin is for
Remarks like this give me insight into how and why so many of my undergraduate students appear to be utterly devoid of any common sense or personal responsibility
Littleheart5 · 29/10/2018 00:28
Agreed Dljlr!! Maybe before renting your uni-going child an apartment teach them the basics of independent living, so their 30something year old neighbour doesn’t have to!
Beeziekn33ze · 29/10/2018 00:40
Every council seems to have its own rules about bins and their contents. Why can't they all have the same?
Jux · 29/10/2018 00:42
'Please use the bins as per instructions on the Council's site at www.whateveritis. Thank you.'
Jux · 29/10/2018 00:44
Also, do go up and tell them to clear up the garden. Channel your inner Matron, they're probably desperately missing her and will jump to it. 
AjasLipstick · 29/10/2018 00:52
Put a big note on top of each bin ...cover in plastic so they don't go soggy and duct tape them on.
ONLY RECYCLABLES!!!
ONLY GREEN WASTE (with pictures of what that is)
ONLY RUBBISH!!!
And leave it at that.
Aquamarine1029 · 29/10/2018 02:24
Good grief. Don't bother confronting these nitwits. Go directly to the landlord.
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