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Bin etiquette, moving house

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FlopMadeMeDoIt · 11/02/2021 08:31

We're moving next Monday. Recycling bins at current house are collected Thursday. Yesterday I said to DH we can't put stuff in the recycling bins and leave it for the new owners to put out etc, we'll have to take it with us and leave the recycling bins empty for them.

He thinks I'm crackers. But personally I'd be really pissed off to move into a house and find the bins full up with the previous owners rubbish.

Thoughts?

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ThePricklySheep · 11/02/2021 08:32

If you can try and leave them some space then that’s nice.

JackieWeaverRules · 11/02/2021 08:34

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MaryIsA · 11/02/2021 08:34

I’d rather find an empty bin.

Persipan · 11/02/2021 08:38

I feel like you need to live at least some space. What's the deal with extra recycling where you live? Round here you can essentially put out infinite extra bags of recycling, so in that scenario I'd probably leave a bag with a kind neighbour and ask them to bung it out on recycling day.

ANewDawnANewDay · 11/02/2021 08:40

I tried to leave as little as possible but ended up with them half full on moving day.
They moved in a week later and the bin men here take the stuff even if bins have not been put out - so I am hoping at least those would be empty by the time they moved.

DamsonDress · 11/02/2021 08:50

I'm with you. I've always left the bins empty.

Haven't always been given the same courtesy. Have moved to a house to find they'd taken the bins and another to find many many bins all overflowing.

Previous owner had filled all of his bins with unrecyclable crap so when they refused to empty them he just ordered another recycling bin from the council and filled those with crap too. We had the pleasure of getting rid of his used carpets, used condoms....

But, yeah, OP, I'd try to leave them empty but if it's not filling the bin and its going to be a massive hassle to you then it would be ok to leave. It will probably be the least of their worries on moving day. Good luck with move.

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FlopMadeMeDoIt · 11/02/2021 08:52

@Persipan we have boxes for different stuff (cardboard, plastic etc) and officially you're not supposed to leave anything extra out in bags. I suppose I was thinking we have quite a lot because we've been having a clear out and we probably would fill the boxes up with what we've got.

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Bluebell9 · 11/02/2021 08:53

I leave the bins empty. I moved into my current house the day after bin collection and the bin was rammed full! They are only collected every 2 weeks too.

hanahspanah · 11/02/2021 08:55

I agree with you. We took ours to our local recycling centre. Ours are still open, you just need to pre-book a slot now.

DisappointedOfNorfolk · 11/02/2021 11:56

We moved last week, and left our bins cleaned and empty for the new owners.

Sadly the vendors of our new house left both bins absolutely rammed full! Luckily the recycling bin was collected the day after we moved in and hopefully the black bin will be emptied today, and the bin men will be kind enough to also take the two bags we have put out beside it... one of which we brought with us to the new house!

organisedmother · 11/02/2021 21:58

I complete on a Friday and the bins are taken on a Monday, it’s impossible with a family to leave empty bins, as long as there half full I think it’s fine!

Silkiechickscat · 12/02/2021 04:04

We left ours empty but we lucky it completed on bin day.

WhatAreWordsWorth · 12/02/2021 12:16

We tried to leave some space, at least half of the bin.

When we bought our house the vendors left ALL of the bins overflowing with rubbish. They also left us the entire contents of their shed, and loads of shite in the loft Angry

Flamingolingo · 12/02/2021 12:32

Depends what it is - extra rubbish because you’re clearing out needs to go to the tip. General household waste, eg contents of kitchen bin, is fine IMO. As long as there is space for their general household stuff too.

NoWordForFluffy · 12/02/2021 13:13

@Flamingolingo

Depends what it is - extra rubbish because you’re clearing out needs to go to the tip. General household waste, eg contents of kitchen bin, is fine IMO. As long as there is space for their general household stuff too.
I agree with this. If the bins aren't being emptied before you move, as long as they just have your normal amount of rubbish since they were last emptied, that's fine. Filling them to the brim and overflowing = shitty behaviour.
HairyFloppins · 12/02/2021 15:09

We have just moved in the last week. I left one completely empty recycling bin. I also left the general household waste half full. I took dirty rubbish with me.

The vendor here left the bins completely full.

Itscoldouthere · 12/02/2021 15:17

Covid makes it more tricky in some places our recycle centre only lets you go 2 times in a month, with a pre booked appointment, so it made it very difficult to get rid of unwanted items.
But I certainly didn’t leave bins overflowing, that’s not on.

whataboutbob · 12/02/2021 16:57

Wow you are really considerate. I’d love it if someone showed me that regard. When our downstairs neighbours left to emigrate to the USA their rubbish was left halfway down the street ( only slight exaggeration). We had to let the landlord know as the council would not have taken it away. Throw heat and foxes in and it was really annoying.

tenbananasaday · 12/02/2021 22:21

Ha, I asked the same question on here a few weeks back. I basically got told bins should be empty and that I actually needed to clean the bins because I have cats and a dog. I did all of this, and left the grey bin with a single rubbish bag from the day of the moved. I even bagged the dog waste and cat litter separately to take to the tip. Husband thought I was mad also. I did all of this only to move into a house with two overflowing bins! Weird thing is the house had been empty for months so don't understand how the bins were full.

SendMeHome · 12/02/2021 22:23

Can you take them to the tip/those drop off points?

Katie1784 · 12/02/2021 22:23

I would leave them empty if I could. Do you have any single neighbours in your current street who might have more room left in their bins?

SynchroSwimmer · 12/02/2021 22:25

Speak to your nice neighbours and ask to use spare capacity in their bins - so you can leave yours empty?

Honeyroar · 12/02/2021 22:30

If they’re not overflowing or rancid I really wouldn’t mind some rubbish being left in a bin. Just put your food waste in green caddy bags before you put them in the bin.

lboogy · 13/02/2021 02:41

Oh dear. I moved house last week and my bin was full. No matter how you try to declutter there's still stuff that needs to be chucked on moving day. Same with recycling.

The house I moved to had full bins and I didn't realise the bin was full. Watched the rubbish truck come and go. Then realised the bin was full so called the council to report a missed collection

Countmeout · 13/02/2021 08:04

I really wouldn’t care. I just want to get there. The relief will put any annoyance with the bin space or lack of into abeyance.

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