to put rubbish in public bins because it won't fit in the wheelie bin?

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I have a lot of rubbish despite recycling as much as possible. I have a DC with SEN and an eating disorder so have to buy a lot of packet food that comes with all the wrappings.

I am not entitled to a bigger bin. The wheelie bin used to be bigger which worked well but they have changed it to half the size and it is only collected every two weeks.

The bin fills up very quickly so the only way I can manage is to put the rubbish in public bins. I can't get to the tip as it is too far away and I have no one to look after DC who can't be left alone.

Ecobricks?

Do you mean public bins in the high street? I use them occasionally for a small bag of rubbish as have the same problem, I do recycle but I have 5 boxes of recycling, a green waste bin and a small black bin all emptied fortnightly, sometimes my big bin runs out of space.

When you go out for the day and take a picnic do you use the bins? Course you do so how is it considered fly tipping?

It's the first line of the OP?

Read through the very short thread and maybe you'll recognise the irony of your superiority.

Yes the public bins on the high street. I will take a small bag with me when I am out most days. I run out of space in my recycling bins too.

There are bins on the high street where paper and card can be recycled so I often put paper and card in there too. My paper bin only gets collected once a month so always gets overflowing as does my bin for plastics/glass/tins.

Because you’re binning house hold waste.

The picnic waste is your waste from while you’re out and about in public, that’s what bins are for.

There are a lot less people having picnics for a huge chunk of the year than there would be people emptying their house hold waste if we all did this.

Like I said earlier, in my area, we see the negatives of people doing this often. It causes bins to overflow when others put normal loose rubbish in and dog walkers leave poo bags hanging out because they won’t fit in.

Our lifestyle means we don't have a huge amount of waste so almost always have lots of space left in our bins on collection day. If a neighbour asked if they could pop a bag in then we would be more than happy to agree. Do you have any neighbours you could ask?

Well, yes, it's unreasonable to use high street bins. They're not intended for this use and if we all did it the bins would be overflowing in no time.

Realistically you need to seek another solution. It's not enough to just recycle 'as much as you can'. Plastics and tins need to be flattened to make more space in bins. Same with cardboard boxes. Do you have any neighbours who aren't filling their own bins? Maybe a conversation with them to ask if you could put small amounts in on collection day (obviously not depriving them of space or causing their bins to not shut). Some supermarkets have soft plastic recycling, or large bins in the car park for glass and cardboard. A lot more packet food is recyclable now, so even switching brands to those that can be recycled.

I think you need to recycle as much as you can, food waste and plastics tbh.

I would ask neighbours.
I have reduced our waste massively by using a local refill shop, is that an option to try to cut down on some of your packaging waste?

A top tip is if you put hot water on plastic it shrivels up. I shrink down milk cartons and stuff,

This... We've done similar for my elderly dad

Dh jumps in our bin. That squashes it down so you can get more in. He also has a big rock for leaving on the top of rubbish which squashes it down.

Failing that he takes it to work. Our local tips are just unusable. Miles away, always rammed and parking tickets issued if more than 6 cars waiting.

Squashing plastic bottles really helps to make space in recycling bin

If you’re running out of space in your recycling bins - can you get another bin for recycling?

what are you putting into your waste bin?

our recycling bin takes, cardboard, paper, plastic meal containers, plastic wrappers for example bread bags or bags vegetables come inside. Plastic pots, tin foil, net bags for fruit and vegetables, bleach containers, hairspray cans etc

then we have food waste weekly in another bin

so the waste bin is limited to nappies, tissues, foil tablet holders, it takes me about 6 to 8 weeks to fill the bin

I can assure you that if there is a camera or ring doorbell anywhere nearby you'll get done for fly tipping.

@JimHalpertsWife 3 adults , 2 children , I rang the council they said they don’t offer any bigger bins or any extra bins ( Sunderland council )

then we have animal waste ,
was in Surrey( Merton council ) last year and had two large general bins gone down to one small general , no matter what we do it’s impossible to keep up

Check your packaging, because most supermarkets now have to make soft plastics.

Definitely get into crushing. Are there particular items you feel are the worst for taking up space? Tins, bottles, ready meals containers, tetra packs? A good stamp with a boot can help. Or keep a stack of similar trays and nest them. I run hot water into bottles, flatten then and then put the lid back on to keep it from expanding again.

Is there anything you can take to the recycling banks at supermarkets?
This must be such a drag when you already have a lot to contend with.

Haven't done in the last 5 years or so but thank you.

I sympathise. Our local council still doesn't take a lot of stuff that should be recyclable as they haven't upgraded facilities or something and tell everyone to put it with normal waste. I end up paying a man to take it away but double check that they are licensed as some just flytip

I am not entitled to a bigger bin but thank you.

I am trying to get rid of some packaging while I am still at the supermarket. I unpackage some items and leave the rubbish there.

I don't go to Sainsbury's much as too expensive but I have recycled packaging there too.

Oh bless him! What an absolute waste of the court's time.

Do you have a garden compost bin? Some shredded cardboard and paper can go in that mixed with garden waste and veg peelings.

Aldi have soft plastic bins here. Maybe yours does?

Any rubbish you put in the street bins should look like the stuff you'd have when out and about...

Make sure you pack recycling as efficiently as possible...eg stacks of the same sized grape cartons etc.

If you put things in vertically you can fit more in.

Are you sure you can't get extra recycling bin?
We take soft plastics to supermarket and it does make a difference but is a bit of a pain.

I'd try a request for a bigger bin based on special needs.

Are any neighbours willing to give a bit of space? My neighbour helps us out when we run out of room for various reasons.