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To put my rubbish in neighbours bin…

141 replies

Iwantthissobad · 21/05/2022 23:06

If they have put bins out for collection and it is half full. Aibu to put our rubbish in neighbours bin as ours is full.

he lives alone so bins are never full

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Iamthewombat · 22/05/2022 00:18

BashfulClam · 21/05/2022 23:57

@SpindleInTheWind i actually didn’t
mean to get them on the barbecue but my throw wasn’t great and her barbecue was next to her fence. She was a serious CF and I had to keep setting boundaries with her. She asked to borrow my gas box key as hers had her. Taken bc accidentally by the workmen fitting her smart meter. Then said ‘I’ll just keep this one and you can get another one, they are only a few quid.’ No offer to pay to replace it! Erm no I’ll need MINE back please.

Yes, yes but what happened next? Did the pillows smother the barbecue or did they go up like little fireworks? Did they land on her burgers?

Thethreecs · 22/05/2022 00:25

I'm not in the UK so am not familiar with the bins there, do you pay for rubbish removal? We pay by weight here in Ireland, so we actually have to lock our bins to stop neighbours using them. If your bins are free then I can't see a problem but I'd probably ask him just to be sure it's OK.

Iamthewombat · 22/05/2022 00:26

ilovesooty · 21/05/2022 23:25

The council where I lived before put a sticker on the bin threatening to issue a fine for a further offence.

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It is definitely a thing. I used to get my bin sanctioned regularly when I lived alone. My neighbours guessed that I wouldn’t fill a bin so they used to dump their excess bags in my wheelie bin. They would wait until I left for work on bin day and do it then. Sly bastards.

I’d get back to find that the council had put a naughty sticker on my bin and refused to empty it for transgressions including:

  1. neighbour putting a load of grass clippings in my bin: the bin men saw that the bin weighed a ton.
  2. even worse, neighbour filling my bin so full of stinky nappies that the lid wouldn’t shut. So the neighbours’ bin was emptied but I had a bin full of baby poo-encrusted nappies that I had to deal with. The nappies found their way back to their house of origin. No way were they staying in my bin for another week.
emmie847 · 22/05/2022 00:28

Iv done it a few times don't think there's anything wrong with it

LeevMarie · 22/05/2022 00:36

OP, I'd be furious if someone did this to me. I pay biweekly for my bin to be cleaned because I hate having to have the damn thing so close to my house, namely my window. 🤮

You should always ask first. If he's working at different times then it's simply a matter of organisation.

ProclivityForPyrotechnics · 22/05/2022 00:40

Oh just do it. All this angst about bins on Mumsnet. He won't know because the bins are going out today

rubydoobydoo · 22/05/2022 00:50

Paprikapommes · 21/05/2022 23:47

Why did you creep around under the cover of darkness then? You know YABU.

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In case the neighbours are unreasonable like a lot of people on this thread clearly are!

I used to do this too - the council shrunk our bins and there was no option to "buy another bin" as someone suggested - we actually contacted the council and offered!

Now they've finally relented and provided us with another one, and we honestly wouldn't care if a neighbour used any space we had left - once the bins are out they're getting emptied the next morning anyway and it doesn't affect us at all!

fizzybootlace · 22/05/2022 00:53

I couldn't be bothered by this, if the bin is already out and your rubbish is bagged properly it's fine! Often my neighbour only has a small bag so can't be bothered pulling out the massive bin so uses mine or her other neighbour.

Back in the days before wheelie bins my dad would do this every week! Worked nights so did it when he got home just before they were collected.

AcrossthePond55 · 22/05/2022 00:57

Iwantthissobad · 21/05/2022 23:29

I honestly didn’t think it would bother so many people.

when I lived alone before I had a family it wouldn’t have bothered me if a neighbour used my bin after I’d finished. I couldn’t get wound up about it.

The issue isn't whether or not it would bother you, it's whether or not it would bother him. And you don't know the answer to that. And because you don't know the answer you shouldn't do it.

DdraigGoch · 22/05/2022 01:03

Thethreecs · 22/05/2022 00:25

I'm not in the UK so am not familiar with the bins there, do you pay for rubbish removal? We pay by weight here in Ireland, so we actually have to lock our bins to stop neighbours using them. If your bins are free then I can't see a problem but I'd probably ask him just to be sure it's OK.

Out of interest, does that system result in flytipping?

MrsTerryPratchett · 22/05/2022 01:06

I hate people who base what they do on whether they think the OTHER person will be a dick about it.

Base what you do on not being a dick yourself. And no, don't sneak out and use his bin. If you thought it was OK, you wouldn't sneak.

safclass · 22/05/2022 01:09

I went to put something in our bin (in our back yard but not locked gate) there was a carrier bag with something in that wasn't ours. That something was a dead pigeon!

Proudboomer · 22/05/2022 01:15

It would bother me. Mainly because I put my bins out later afternoon the day before but empty my kitchen and drop the bag in the bin in the morning before collection and I wouldn’t be happy if I couldn’t get my rubbish in as someone else had used my bin.
And before you ask I put it out the afternoon before as my bins are stored at the side of my house near my neighbors and rolling them across the drive at 7 am was making a noise that they said was waking them

sparepantsandtoothbrush · 22/05/2022 01:18

The fact that those doing it without asking are sneaking around under the cover of darkness shows they know it's cheeky fucker territory

NannyOggsWhiskyStash · 22/05/2022 01:21

If my bin was half empty, I would not give one toot if a neighbour put a binbag inside, if you see him, just ask, otherwise ninja a bag in at night.

stepuporshutup · 22/05/2022 05:20

Johnnysgirl
The Council of course stop being goady the refuge collectors check the bins and if the wrong rubbish is in the wrong bin the bin will not be emptied and a sticker is placed on the bin to say it will not be emptied until the rubbish is allocated to the correct bin. Hope this helps you understand how the refuge collection system works

ATadConfused · 22/05/2022 05:30

onemorerose · 21/05/2022 23:30

My god can people seriously get worked up about putting rubbish in a bin that’s about to be emptied by the council? Use the bin correctly of course but aside from that who actually cares?

People who put the bin out the evening before, predominantly so it doesn't wake the neighbours at 6am (noisy brick driveways), but put the last bag in, in the morning. Very annoying if some CF has put their rubbish in it making it difficult/impossible to put mine in at 6am.

plus has been mentioned refusal to empty bin if there's something that shouldn't be there.

id be fine if a neighbour asked and said, if by 7am your bin isn't full do you mind if we put a bag in your bin on an ongoing basis, I wouldn't be arsed about being asked each week.

CF to sneak it in, in the dark!!

ATadConfused · 22/05/2022 05:32

Iwantthissobad · 21/05/2022 23:31

@PurpleDaisies probably not. He’s a nice man, not the type to get bothered over it.

Then do him the courtesy of asking. (As an ongoing thing, not every week)

why be less polite to a nice person??

silentpool · 22/05/2022 05:34

If it's out on the street to be collected, I don't care as long as people don't put dog poo etc in there. If I haven't put it out, I will remove the CF's rubbish.

If neighbours cannot be bothered to recycle, use the food waste bin and take their soft plastics to the supermarket collection (all of which would vastly reduce the size of their rubbish bags), I cannot be bothered to facilitate their laziness.

ATadConfused · 22/05/2022 05:36

OneTonNoodles · 21/05/2022 23:46

I do this all the time.

I wait until it's late - 12ish, and no-one will be going out to add more rubbish. Bin collectors come early morning. Neighbours haven't mentioned anything 🤷‍♀️

So, you're putting rubbish out, but no one else is allowed to be?

nor to put it out early doors.

just ask, it's not complicated!

Cervinia · 22/05/2022 05:42

Mmmm, depends on the situation. If you don’t know him well and have never discussed bins then yes you must ask.

our NDN and I live at the bottom of a long shared drive. I work at home, he works weird shifts so I always bring both bins and recycling boxes back down. He’s offered me his bin space before so if he’s gone to work and I know he won’t be back before the bins are emptied and need the space I’ll put a bag in.

i always, always put it in a clean black bag and nothing smelly.

Do you bring his bin in for him when he’s sleeping after it’s been emptied?

bozna · 22/05/2022 05:47

It shouldn't be a problem. It's a bin. But apparently some people are so uptight and protective over their garbage they don't want anyone else putting their rubbish in.

WalkingOnTheCracks · 22/05/2022 06:03

Iwantthissobad · 21/05/2022 23:31

@PurpleDaisies probably not. He’s a nice man, not the type to get bothered over it.

So, to translate….

”He’s a nice man so I can’t be bothered being polite to him. If he weren’t a nice man, I suppose I’d have to be nice and ask. Fortunately there’s no necessity to be nice to nice people. I mean, fuck him, really.”

LunaAndHerMoonDragons · 22/05/2022 06:04

Proudboomer · 22/05/2022 01:15

It would bother me. Mainly because I put my bins out later afternoon the day before but empty my kitchen and drop the bag in the bin in the morning before collection and I wouldn’t be happy if I couldn’t get my rubbish in as someone else had used my bin.
And before you ask I put it out the afternoon before as my bins are stored at the side of my house near my neighbors and rolling them across the drive at 7 am was making a noise that they said was waking them

I do this too, fill it up early in the morning, so no I wouldn't be happy for a neighbour to fill itup. On the occasions I don't have much I'd be happy for a neighbour to use the space, but only after asking because unless you're literally running out to put it in as the truck comes up the street may still be intending to add more myself.

carefullycourageous · 22/05/2022 06:09

You're a CF and you know it, that is why you're sneaking around in darkness.

You can also see a very considerable majority think yabu. You should ask first, it is the polite thing to do.