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To think our neighbours should clean their front garden

13 replies

Cantstadstupidity · 17/01/2024 19:01

One of my neighbours has a front garden full of trash. ( eg: tins, bottles, plastic bags, paper wrappings etc) They are facing a busy street and so I am sure most of the trash is coming from people walking by or from bin men not being tidy.
Do you think it is still neighbours' responsibility to keep their front garden clean? Or do they need to complain to the council?
It looks so terrible I sometimes am thinking to clean it myself but not sure how the neighbours would take it 🤷‍♀️
I regularly clean our shared private road and so it never get as bad as the neighbours' garden.

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Nanny0gg · 17/01/2024 19:03

It's not the council's problem. It's your neighbour's

heldinadream · 17/01/2024 19:06

Do you know the neighbour? My assumption would be if they make no attempt to keep their own garden litter free that they're struggling. Elderly, disabled, depressed, could be anything.

purpleme12 · 17/01/2024 19:07

Oh god that sounds awful that they get all that thrown in

HappyHamsters · 17/01/2024 19:15

Maybe they are fed up picking up other peoples rubbish, how bad does it get that you have to clean the road, thats not your responsibility either. A fence or hedge out the front would help and capturing it on camera. If its just left then scabby people just add to it and treat it like a rubbish tip.

megletthesecond · 17/01/2024 19:19

If they're elderly I'd offer to do it for them. Rubbish attracts rubbish.

I litter pick all the time and over the years there's far less to do in my estate as I've got every scrap of rubbish.

BootyfuI · 17/01/2024 19:29

Nanny0gg · 17/01/2024 19:03

It's not the council's problem. It's your neighbour's

Actually, the council can take action against 'untidy lands' especially at the front of a property

TheFireflies · 17/01/2024 19:30

My garden often looks like this. I live next door to a shop, so customers regularly drop their rubbish in my garden. And my other neighbours don’t use bin bags so if we have a windy spell, all their rubbish from their bin flies into our garden. I’m sick to death of picking it up and to be honest have better things to do with my time, until it gets really bad.

Cantstadstupidity · 17/01/2024 19:34

I think there are relatively young couple renting. 🤷‍♀️ don't think they are struggling or old. Maybe it's their private landlord's responsibility?

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Seeline · 17/01/2024 19:37

Our garden gets like that very quickly.
We're the only one for a long stretch that still has a garden rather than a large parking area, so the wind blows everything across the paving/tarmac, but it gets caught by our grass, plants and hedge.
We are also on a busy road leading to a train station, and just down from a bus stop. The amount of takeaway and fast food rubbish we get is unbelievable. And don't get me started on coffee cups.

Nanny0gg · 17/01/2024 19:40

Cantstadstupidity · 17/01/2024 19:34

I think there are relatively young couple renting. 🤷‍♀️ don't think they are struggling or old. Maybe it's their private landlord's responsibility?

Nope. And it won't look good if they have an inspection.

Whoever lives there, sorts it.

Nanny0gg · 17/01/2024 19:40

BootyfuI · 17/01/2024 19:29

Actually, the council can take action against 'untidy lands' especially at the front of a property

Oh yes. I meant it's not their job to clear it up

80skid · 17/01/2024 19:51

You can report it to the council. They can deal with it as a health risk of harbouring pests or as an issue which is impacting the amenity of the area (ie looking a state).

SlightlygrumpyBettyswaitress · 17/01/2024 20:14

If you are that fussed, go and pick up.
It probably doesn't bother your neighbours.

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