Rude for a neighbour to use your dustbin if you’ve never even spoken?

[meadowlanee]

The house two doors down (no idea how many live in the house) that constantly have bin bags piled up on their driveway. It’s gross. We’re talking like 7+ (with an overflowing bin)

I’ve seen them start using my bin on my Ring Doorbell on the night before collection a few times now. I know it’s a non problem but it feels so entitled that we’ve never do much as spoken and they feel it’s ok to use my dustbin. They filled it so full one time the lid on my bin wouldn’t close.

If it is the night before collection I'm not seeing the problem?

I'd rather them use my bin than have bags in the driveway attracting vermin.

It is a "problem" can potentially be a "problem as they could dump any crap in your bin and you get pulled up for it.

The next thing you notice is their car on your drive

A client of moine gave someone a few doors down to use her drive but told them to always ask. Initially they asked and then they did not.

I'm not sure what you should do next but be aware that the refuse collectors may refuse to empty your bin if over flowing or wrong items in ti

I wouldn't have any problem with it if they just used space, but leaving your lid ajar is totally unreasonable as they could cause your bin to be not collected.

Or they could request an extra bin? I’m sure you can if it’s a household of 5. If they put all that rubbish in my bin (during the two week collection gap) it would completely fill it up with no room for mine.

It's rude to use neighbours bins whether you've spoken to them or not. Unless you've checked it's ok

They need to order more bins of their own . If it is causing a problem I would just ask them to stop .

This is the point it’s really started to annoy me.

I think our point of view is in the minority.

That's not on, especially if they start filling your bin with leaky bags 🤢

Seriously this is not normal behaviour. You have no idea what they are putting in the bin conforms. I say this as I live in a local council area that will pull you up if the wrong rubbish goes into the wrong bin and they wont empty the bin. Personally I think they are taking the P. In my council area larger families 5 plus get a bigger bin I would either challenge them or put locks on the bin so they could not do this.

It is rude to use someone’s bin without checking with them. I have used a neighbour’s bin on a couple of occasions, but she said it was fine - we are 4+dog+visitors and she is a single occupant with the same size bin.

just for you to know op, some councils do not allow any household a second bin for any reason. Mine doesn’t

And some councils might give another bin following assessment but then charge an annual fee

It's a wee bit cheeky but no harm done.

Even neighbours I know well always ask before putting stuff in my bins, and vice versa. It's just good manners.

The one I still don't know put stuff in without asking and nearly screwed my carefully curated recycling bin So I took it out and put it next to their bin.

Did they ever say anything?

You could get a bin lock to stop them dumping garbage in your bin. The mechanism on the bin lorry automatically opens the bin lock.

One of our neighbours use to this. He even sent his young [under 10] DS to do it on occastion. Last time we caught him doing it i took the bag back out of our bin that he dumped and put it back in his and left the lid open. It was pissing down with rain. Idiot.

I couldn't care less! As long as they aren't taking your rubbish out to replace it with theirs what is the problem?

Btw, I've never done it myself, and wouldn't.

If you've got them on your doorbell so you know where it's coming from, take it out if it won't allow the lid to close and go and put it back on their drive. Every single time.
so long as you've put all your rubbish in then just let them put bags in so they don't attracts rats, but if they are leaving the bin open take it out.

For what it's worth, I think them using it without having spoken to you is bloody rude in the first place

Yuk no I wouldn't be happy for someone to do this, I'm quite particular about my bins. I ike to keep them clean and wouldn't want to risk maggots etc

As others have said, take their rubbish back out and leave it in their bin. If you can move your bin then do.

Out of interest ate they from the UK? Only ask as some other countries deal with waste differently and are more communal, with shared collection points on resi streets. Could be a misunderstanding.

And why your bin or do they also do the same to direct neighbours?

No. I'm not even sure what they look like. They live across the road, but this being suburban Melbourne, they leave and enter the property by car.

I have a small bin yet my neighbours with a large one will use mine as well. Their waste is pretty disgusting and they don’t recycle like I do.
I tend to put my bin out as late as I can - often first thing and if a bag has been put in and the lid won’t shut I’ll take it out and put it on their drive again.
I looked at bin locks but they’re expensive and a hassle to fit, also I’ve had a bin stolen before now.

I had no idea this was the case.
Have thought about them myself, but could see me racing out in my slippers to unlock as the lorry approached 😂

I'd be interested to understand why they have so much rubbish.

What is it all ?

We are a household of 5 abs have max 2 bags a week.