A bin is a bin, surely?

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I dont see how I am being unreasonable at all, however a friend I spoke to today seems to think I'm out of order.

We have a (general waste) bin collection every other week which is fine. It makes us more conscious about what we do with waste and encourages us to recycle. However last weekend we had a party which generated a lot more rubbish than our single wheelie bin could cope with the bin men will not take anything that is not inside the bin.

So to cut a long story short last night, when everyone put their bins out for a morning collection, I simply distributed my rubbish among my neighbors bins (quite a lot of them are old and have practically empty bins) job done. Trip to the hideous tip avoided.

When I mentioned this to a friend today over coffee she was horrified and seemed to think I was totally out of order.

Granted I probably could have asked first but it didn't occur to me until about 10pm by which time all the houses were in darkness.

I would be really annoyed. I often have a couple of bin bags I need to put out at the last minute and if I went out and found someone else had put their rubbish in first it would really annoy me!

Where I live I pay by weight for my bin collection, so yes it would annoy me if someone else put their rubbish in there.

I’d be pissed off because it’s presumptuous.

You might think it’s fine but without checking, how do you know?

As a pp said, I might have a last minute bag to add!

I wouldn't mind this if you asked first, but not if you just go around dumping without asking. That's rude. I sometimes don't put my last bag of rubbish out until the morning the bin is emptied so you would've caused me an issue.

I understand why you did it but you really do need to ask in future. Technically what you did was fly tipping.

I would consider you really rude if you didn’t ask first.

I think there is a difference between leaving space for a couple more bags to be added and filling someone bin up.

I usually put my last bag out in the morning.

Also time of collection . Ours is about 8 in the morning but could have loads more if it was an afternoon collection.

I do use my neighbors bin occasionally but have asked

Was it bagged?

Did it all actually fit in the bin?

My bin is clean and not full of slime and maggots in the bottom because I only put bagged rubbish in and keep it clean by washing it out. I’d hate if you’d made a mess of my bin.

And yes, like others I sometimes have extra bags to go in in the morning so you might cause me an issue with my rubbish. Which is thoughtless.

My neighbour and I share. What's the sin bin?

I wouldn't mind if you asked and I knew I didn't have anything else to go in. I often have something to go in after the bin is out so I wouldn't be impressed if you filled it up and I had more to go in. I'd also want you to bag everything.

Another one that pays by weight here, so really wouldn’t be happy if you put your rubbish in my bin.

Tough taters OP. Please leave other peoples bins alone.
you'll have to store your rubbish until next collection, like I had to due to someone using my bin :-p

If you didn't think it would be a problem then surely you go and ask if they mind.

It would annoy me . A couple of times I’ve had someone dump stuff in our recycling bin that isn’t recyclable which means it wasn’t taken and I had to take out their rubbish . That’s not on.
In future I’d ask as we don’t usually put all of our rubbish out till just before bed so may have needed the space

i think bins are fair game for rubbish from anyone if it's binday and your rubbish is not going to stop the bin lid from closing or leak vile binjuice .

I sometimes wheel my neighbour bins back to their houses as a "fair trade" for my free and easy bin habits. I have no idea if this arrangement suits them, but it does suit me :o :o
It is not often we have excess rubbish though, so it is a rare occasion!

Our council can be a bit rubbish and not collect on the days they are meant to, so the bins could be sitting out for a couple of days which would mean I would need the space. It would have been nicer if you asked beforehand.

If you put your rubbish in my bin without asking and without haven that general understanding, I would think you are a CF.

If you asked. I would say yes if I had room.

If you'd put your shite in MY precious black bin we would have words.

We get fined for contaminating the stream or else they just leave it festering.

Managing household waste isn't difficult and even if you fuck it up there is tip as a last resort.

As long as it's bagged up properly and not leaving their lid half open, I can't see a problem. Especially as it was late at night. I've done this, I asked first though

Hmm so a mixed response then.

The lady in question only had 1 bag in her bin and I added another so there was still room for more.

We don't pay by weight so really doesnt matter how full your bin is, only rule is lid needs to close.

My rubbish was clean (ie bagged)

I didnt knock and ask as all the houses were in darkness so I figured people were in bed.

I will pop next door today and fess up to what I did, in the hope that she gives me the carte blanche to use in future

If you'd have asked, that would be fine, but you didn't, so that puts you firmly in the cheeky fucker camp.

I would be furious, I can't abide people putting stuff in my bin! We get stickers of shame here if there's something in a bin that shouldn't be.

If I'd caught you putting stuff in mine I would have marched outside and shoved it back in your arms. It's rude.

It wouldn't bother me at all - as long as the lid closed. It's a bin, for rubbish 🤷🏼‍♀️

I would be annoyed but only because we pay by weight. We use a different waste collection service to many of our neighbours so I don't know who else is paying by weight. Because of that, I'd never do it without asking first.

However, if I didn't pay by weight, I wouldn't mind at all so long as the rubbish was the correct type and it wasn't overfilled.

IMO this is fine as long as it's just before bin collection time, otherwise it is not okay because people might like to add more rubbish. Also if it is more than a one-off it is not okay unless you speak to people first.