To think it’s ok to use someone’s bin

[MyCheeryMouse]

Saw a cabby get out and put his litter in a residential bin. My husband got confrontational and asked if he lived there and if it was his bin. To be fair there are public bins on this particular street and really the driver should have put it in there imo but equally I don’t care if it means the rubbish is in a bin and not littered.

im annoyed that my husband was confrontational, especially as we were with our kids.

Yes you are being unreasonable - the driver should wait until passing a public bin or leave the rubbish in their car

No you’re note being unreasonable - rubbish went in a bin and was not littered on the street

I’ve seen people’s dogs dumping outside our house and told people to chuck it in our bin, if it’s not much use them for the greater good, but don’t overfill even on bin day as they may not actually get picked up…

Your husband needs to wind his neck in and not get all Phil Mitchell. Disproportionate response.

MN is weirdly possessive over bins

But so long as its the right bin (so not contaminating a recycle bin for example) then really, why does it matter?

Especially if it's collection day, the bins are there to be collected and it's going soon

Your DH sounds like some sort of comedy character!

But he needs to be careful as his attitude could well get him punched in the face or worse.

And over what? Someone using someone else's bin 🙄

Lots to say here.

As a general rule, I think people should use their own bin. However, I’d rather the taxi driver use someone else’s bin than lob litter on the floor.

It does depend on the amount though - a few bits of rubbish, fine. Two black sacks and an old TV, maybe not.

I’m a little unclear why your husband is (a) bothered and (b) confrontational about someone else’s bin. Is he usually this protective of bins? Is that his chosen crusade?

Not sure it’s the hill I’d choose to die on.

Agree. It’s all a bit Oi! Oi! You want some…about a in

I wouldn’t do it, because I wouldn’t want someone to have a go at me.

But I don’t actually think there’s anything wrong with a small amount of the right rubbish, in a bag, being put in someone else’s bin. Basically as long as the bin men will still take it, and it doesn’t stop the owner throwing away their own rubbish (so doing it on the morning the bin is being collected), then it’s fine.

Our council doesn't lift bins we have to take the bags out and put them on the kerb on bin day, it drives me nuts when a passerby has dumped loose rubbish in there

Of course he shouldn’t use someone’s bin.

Why don’t think the only alternative is for the cabbie to dump the rubbish in the road?

I don't think its acceptable but obviouslydepends what it is. It's your rubbish use a public bin or take it home.

I was fuming when I got home from visiting my mum in the hospital to find my bin, thay had been out for emptying, stinking because an inconsiderate dog owner had decided my bin was a good place for the mess. There's a public bin across the road. So now got 2 weeks of stink and then need to get the bin cleaned (immunocompromised so not even going to attempt to remove it)

When i was in lidl, someone's husband pulled out some random photocard and loudly accosted some homeless guy stealing... deodorant 🙄🙄

Some men like to feel big in this way. I'd get the ick 🤢🤢

I think its fine to use someone's bin if you are respectful, ie not chucking a half full can of beer or something

If the bin is on the street for collection I think its fine if its not full. If its on someones drive, yard its not.

I always think easily aroused in mood and confrontational is a marker as one to watch. And not in a good way

I disagree. As others have said, binmen often just pull the bin bags out so anything that isn’t in a bin bag gets left in the bin.

Slightly cheeky but considerably less offensive than the aggressive husband.

Two issues here really.

Firstly don't use someone else's bin. If it's not yours and you don't have permission, do not use it

Secondly, don't get all aggro about minor issues

Inexcusable if not bagged as bin men just pull the bags out and anything floating about just gets left to get stuck at the bottom forever and a day.

I don't think people should but I think your husband went to far. Our recycling bin was left out to be emptied in the morning and someone dumped their mcdonalds wrappers in it which meant our recycling didn't get emptied and it was another 2 weeks until it would be emptied again plus the fact I had to take all the mcdonalds stuff out and put in general waste id rather not touch strangers half eaten food and milkshake had spilled out so needed cleaning

Once the bin is on pavement it’s in an accessible public place and tbh inevitable that folk put rubbish in a bin

They don't take bags out here, the lorries have lifters

A crisp wrapper and a tissue, sure no problem but where I live people in holiday homes and campervans will stop at the roadside and leave their weeks rubbish in folks bins. That’s not on! There is a dump open 6 days a week so it’s really lazy!

Our bins are hooked onto the back of the bin lorry and the rubbish tipped in, so I couldn't care less if someone puts some rubbish in it.

Our bins are small, our council recycles surprisingly little and if the lid isn’t down they won’t empty it. So someone putting a crisp wrapper in, no problem, someone putting in a bag of rubbish is a problem as we then don’t have enough room for ours.

I wouldn't care or notice if it was out for collection. Afterwards, yeah, I 'd probably be pissed off if someone dumped a load of crap in there before I brought it back in. It's not really accessible from the street unless someone's really motivated to get to my specific bin.

Apparently I’m unreasonable then! I think I’m annoyed with my husbands reaction if anything and that it was so disproportionate. He gets so high and mighty and cannot see from anyone else’s view point. But now I’m just having a rant about hubby, sorry!