Sharing a black bin

[0lly]

This is a bit silly but here goes. I live on my own and recycle my cans etc. in the blue bin which isn't a problem, but the amount of rubbish I get (tea bags and chip paper etc.) is so small it doesn't even fill a carrier bag in two weeks, so what I do is that I wait while the neighbours put their bin out and then I put my carrier bag in one of their bins.

The trouble is my neighbours don't like it and sometimes I come out of my front door to find a pile of rubbish on my doorstep.

My questions are these
1. Am I doing wrong? I admit I haven't asked them.
2. Am I committing an offence?
3. Are my neighbours committing an offence by littering. As I understand it bins are there to have rubbish put into them, but to take rubbish out and put it by someone's front door surely has to be an offence. They even put rubbish on my step that is not mine.

I feel I would like to stand my ground and I had an enormous row with them yesterday because two of them like to think they own the drive and I feel that if I give into them, my life won't be worth living.

The bin men simply tip the rubbish out of one bin into another anyway and then simply empty the one bin into the back of the lorry.

What course of action do you think I should take, I could use my bin but it seems so silly and I am 68 years of age but fairly fit. Answers appreciated.
Thanks.

[shaneystar2]

In your post you say
"1. Am I doing wrong? I admit I haven't asked them. "
I think ASK is the operative word here .
Them what don't ask don't get :)

[0lly]

cazzz1975
Why do you think I didn't ask!

[cazzz1975]

"Am I doing wrong? I admit I haven't asked them."

without trawling through the replies I based it on your OP

[mccfluff]

true, i probably would of been a bit miffed if they havent. although living on a main road, when we put the bins out people walking along often use them, better that than littering

although the person who keeps leaving a lonely (and empty) can of stella on top of the bin does annoy me, they could at least put it inside.

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cazzz1975
What I wanted to know is : - am I doing wrong by putting my rubbish in a bin and can I get 'done' for it?

[mccfluff]

i don;t understand why you didn't ask. its not much rubbish i don't see why any one would have a problem.

[cazzz1975]

you have had a healthy selection of replies, I suggest you have a look back through them

[McMouse]

In the immortal words of the bin man to my Chinese neighbour.

"Where's yer bin?"
"I bin to Hong Kong"
"No, where's yer wheely bin?"
"I weely bin to Hong Kong"

[aelmpvw]

Using your own bin would probably be quicker and easier than reading all these answers

[0lly]

mccfluff
I can't ask now, we had a real bust up yesterday and I told them excatly what I thought of my mean-minded, childish, selfish neighbours.

[craft1948]

When I put my bin out I knock on my neighbours door, she gives me her carrier bag of rubbish, and I put it in my bin...............

[0lly]

"Where's yer bin?"
"I bin to Hong Kong"
"No, where's yer wheely bin?"
"I weely bin to Hong Kong"

So far that's the best answer!

[0lly]

When I put my bin out I knock on my neighbours door, she gives me her carrier bag of rubbish, and I put it in my bin...............

Now that's nice. :-)

[Euphemia]

The obvious answer is to use your own bin.

[cazzz1975]

100+ thread essentially going around in circles, you are a grown man, read the replies and make a decision.

[0lly]

100+ thread essentially going around in circles, you are a grown man, read the replies and make a decision.

I always do make my own decisions but so far nobody has answered my question. Relationships cannot get any-worse, so what is the worst thing that can happen if I put my rubbish in a half empty bin.

[2sp_]

0lly, if you want to stand your ground, that's up to you.

Personally I wouldn't care if someone put their one wee bag of rubbish in my bin - but I'm not your neighbour.

It just seems to me that you are getting rather het up about this - the easiest solution in my (and other's) opinion would be to just use your own bin.

But as I said earlier, it appears that the issues you have with them are far deeper than this bin problem.

[China Doll]

What a load of rubbish :c)

[0lly]

2sp_ You still havent answered my question, which is, what is the worst thing that can happen to me If I mut my rubbish in someone elses bin?

Or should I put my neighbours in the bin? (grin)

[Mick-Talbot]

so what is the worst thing that can happen if I put my rubbish in a half empty bin.


There is an empty can of Dr Pepper in the plastic bag and you get fined by the authorities for nor recycling?