Neighbour not putting rubbish out

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My neighbour hasn't put his bin out for the 4th time in a row, and since collection is fortnightly we are talking 2 months. The bin is in his back garden right next to my kitchen window and patio and I have noticed a lot of flies. Plus it reeks.
I'm reluctant to ask him about it. But it infuriates me. I have considered putting it out on bin day myself. He is a bit strange and doesn't speak to us so the less interaction the better really. I realise I'm being a pathetic wimp.
Wwyd?

Have you seen him in the meantime?

Are you sure he’s still in the land of the living?

Lean out of the window and spray disinfectant into the bin?😊
Is he ill or unable to wheel the bin out to the front?
Perhaps a knock on the door to offer to put it out with yours?
If he doesn't respond and you are rats or vermin begin to gather you could call environmental health at your local council for advice.
Horrible for you having that smell right under your window.

I'd knock on his door and ask if he wants his bin put out as you're doing yours. If no answer I'd put it out myself. That bin may be honking by now and i wouldn't put up with that smell next to my window

I would wonder what their circumstances are. Are they well enough and able to do it themselves?
I would be tempted to just put it out myself if it’s accessible. You never know what someone is going through and it could be something they’re not able to do at the moment so to save yourself from having to smell it and put up with flies it’s just a one minute job. I know it’s not your responsibility, but perhaps putting it out will drop a hint and it won’t happen again?

There might be a reason behind it. Agree with PP definitely ask him next bin day if you want to take it out for him and if he refuses then mention the flies and awful smell and if that still doesn't work call the council.

I’m reluctant to ask him about it
Assuming he isn’t dead or on holiday (which I guess can’t apply if you have evidence that he is continuing to fill the bin up) this is good, as people being reluctant to communicate with other people on the simplest level is what keeps Mumsnet going.

He's a healthy man in his early 30s who lives alone. His parents sometimes come and do his gardening. He was out there last week putting up a new fence.
Come to think of it, our cat has brought home a rat in the last 2 weeks. I should have called the council, not sure why I didn't think of it.
He has a rather large 'fly tip' behind his shed at the back of the garden. All sorts in there, no actual refuse but an old sink, fences, garden waste, just piles of random DIY junk. I think it houses nice as cat is very interested in it all and brings nice frequently.
The only explanation I can think of is that when the bin got stinky when he first missed it he didnt want to bring it through his house. He has a right of way through our garden to take his bin out if he wants as we are the end terrace. He knows this, he has used it before to bring his new shed through.
That, or.. perhaps the bin doesn't contain what I think it does? I can see it as the lid isn't shut (hence flies), looks like normal black bag waste to me.

It's time like this I wish I was not so horribly shy and unable to deal with confrontation. So far I have preferred to deal with stink and flies than talk to him. DP is the same as me, if not even more socially anxious. He wouldn't entertain the idea of just putting the bin out without asking.

Unfortunately bin day is today which i forgot about. I'm really considering doing it. I've got a little garden party at the weekend :/

Report to the council - under safeguarding concerns - self neglect and hoarding.

@MrsFezziwig you are completely right! I hold my hands up to how useless I am being.
Actually it is weird. He hasn't put anything else in the bin for 2 months. Where is his rubbish going? It is a bit of a mystery.

I have investigated further. Looks like under 2 black refuse bags he has some other waste like an empty paint pot, some garden waste and other bits.
Likely they wouldn't empty it with that in.
Also it was too heavy for me (31 weeks pregnant!) So I've left it.
DP is going to the tip on saturday to take some garden waste, so I will ask him to offer to take the waste for neighbour. At least that is being helpful instead of just moaning at him.
Still so curious about what he does with his rubbish. He hasn't put anything out today for collection. I'm going to investigate his fly tip. If there's any black bags in there I will report rats.

It surely must be easier to speak to him than do all this worrying and poking about?
And are there really people who'd report to the council without making any attempt to resolve this with the neighbour?

The power of social anxiety.
It does make me a bad citizen. I should make myself confront him. Need to learn to stand up for myself now I'm having a kid.
Putting off difficult stuff didn't matter when it only affected me

No black bags in the fly tip! Not a case that will be solved today.

I understand your frustration OP but there’s probably a good reason why your neighbour hasn’t been taking care of their property/themselves very well. I have been in their boat, had bad issues with my neighbours. They were constantly on at me about the state of my gardens (really not that bad) and gossiping loudly outside my front door with other neighbours about how lazy and uncouth I was! Didn’t take long before I had enough and revealed I have cancer to them when the husband came banging on my door one day. Maybe offer to help if you do approach your neighbour? I know I would have appreciated that instead of being shouted at for not mowing my planted grass monthly🤔

I don’t think you can proclaim he is healthy if you have never really spoken to him. Maybe he has severe MH problems or LD? This sounds plausible considering the fact his parents do the gardening.

He could also just be a lazy shit. I’d put the bin out for him personally, we do it for our NDN who is elderly.