CF neighbour AIBU

[Crispandco]

AIBU?
Our general waste bin is collected every three weeks, and recycling every two weeks. It’s a relatively new system, and as a family of four, our black bin is always full by collection day.
Our black bin was collected last Tuesday, so we still have another two weeks to go before it’s emptied again.
Anyway, back to the AIBU bit. My CF neighbour put two black bin bags in our bin (one small and one large). Her bin is already full, so I think she’s having a clear-out.
I didn’t actually see her do it, but my neighbour from across the road, who I’m friends with, did.
I’m not sure whether I should say anything, but it’s really annoyed me. Am I being petty?
They’re elderly, so maybe she doesn’t want to go to the tip, but it also means we’ll probably have to make a trip to the tip ourselves now.

Well done for nipping that in the bud. If she got away with it once she will do it again and again. Might be worth getting a tilt and turn lock for your bin.

I work from home, DP doesn't. Even if he did, the bin would barely have anything in it. We don't really buy anything that produces waste.

Good for you. Most people fill their bins up.

They really don't, you know. I have two binmen BILs and both agree that in general, while the recycling bins are filled up, the general waste bins are less and less filled. Unless, of course, those people are not recycling.

Ok? We do

I care about the planet. Next door but 1 are two adults and three children. Their bin could easily be full. I'm not going to start complaining that their baby isn't is in re-usable nappies.

What I see in the overflowing bins tends to be things that are recyclable or waste from things people don't really need to buy like greasy boxes from pizza deliveries.

That's not my problem. I'm not the one complaining about the bin collections.

What on earth are you on about? I haven’t complained about bin collections. I responded to the OP’s post saying whenever we’ve used our neighbours bin we’ve asked first.

There’s an elderly lady next door to us who does this. I asked her if she could stop, as we couldn’t put our own rubbish in the bin, but explained that once we put our bin out on Sunday evenings she’s welcome to fill it at that point if there is room.

how can you say that pizza isn't a necessity? My council won't take the packaging from cook at home pizza either.

We have just the one caddy but different things are collected every night. General rubbish is once a week but I hardly have anything in that bag. I know the schedule off by heart now so it’s not difficult to follow. I don’t know how you all cope with your weird systems and ton of bins though!

We have weekly recycling and 3 weekly general waste collections (Somerset).

From all the comments about different collection dates we are "lucky" in our northern city. Our schedule is:

Black general waste bins - weekly
Green recycling bins - weekly
Brown garden waste - every two weeks from around March to November

Everything can go into the one recycling bin. Glass, cans, plastic (codes 1, 2, 4 and 5), paper and cardboard. Also, used aerosol cans, margarine tubs, jogurt pots, etc. No putting them in separate recycling boxes. I just tip it all in.

They haven't yet rolled out food waste collection in our area.

And they will do a certain number of bulky waste collections for free if booked. Helpful when disposing of one off things like sofas and furniture (which must be broken down though and each section counts as an item).

But on the whole, so long as collections not missed, seems a good way to go.

As it's just me I only put out about half a black bin bags worth of waste, the rest is recycled.

But I do hate it, if someone puts their excess in my bin, especially if not bagged properly, or should have been taken to the tip not put in household waste bins. It gets taken out and put next to their bin unless they have asked politely for permission to put normal excess waste in my bin.

It does seem complicated at first but after a couple of visits to Boots to deposit it starts to make sense and is easy.
I also deposit medication blisterpacks, that’s another 100 points for 5.
I usually save my points for the Liz Earle products that I use, especially when they’re on offer like 3 for 2 or 20% off. But can always find items like mouthwash, toothpaste, cotton wool pads, vitamins etc to spend the £10 on to get the recycling points (you can use both vouchers at the same time)

Obviously I only put a bag in when the bin is already in the street! I wouldn’t put it in before that.

To answer the people who say I’m lazy/CF etc, my neighbour definitely doesn’t put extra bags in after she has put the bin out. I know because I get up earlier than her and the bins have already been taken by then- ours get done at about 6am.

I do recycle and use the food waste bin. I only have an extra bag very occasionally- maybe one every three months

i am definitely not lazy! I’m a single mum working full time, out of the house from 7:30 to 6pm every day and working a second job in the evenings. Not going to be called lazy for putting a bag in a bin at 11pm which is only half full and is going to be collected in a few hours.

Waste collection here is weekly, only garden waste every two weeks.

Do they not have family who can deal with their bin bags? Its not your problem and they will expect you to sort it out every time. Don't start something you can't stop. If they are all alone in the world then that's your call.

Well done OP, you handled that perfectly.
CF hadn’t got a leg to stand on, she clearly knew exactly what day the black bin was emptied.
The sly dig about your hedge, was she clutching her pearls as she sneaked up to your bin?

Right on her doorstep obviously?