Neighbour Dumped Their Trash in My Bin

Lmissosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:04
Last edited 15/12/2017 - 22:05

It was a normal, average day. I came home, spotted my recycling bin outside. It was ready to be wheeled back inside…when I spotted something out the corner. Brown paper? That's a bit strange. I opened by the bin to see it completely full of trash. I was in utter shock… It was supposed to be empty…this wasn't our trash!? People suck.

I only had one option but to move some into another bin otherwise risk a month living with the recyclables.

I reluctantly stooped to the level of the scum of earth who had inflicted their trash upon me. I kept most of the trash in our bin though, to save someone else from the suffering that had been inflicted upon me. Then something caught my eye. A box… I took it out for a closer inspection. There was a name and and address. I thought, BINGO, I've caught the culprit. I then looked and around to find at it was my NEIGHBOUR.

I spent a good 30 minutes contacting friends and family… what should I do? If anything at all.

He seemed to be having a party, with people walking into the property. I stood there by the bin, seeing if he would notice.

I then decided, I really had to say something. I told him I had come home to a bin full of trash. He said it had happened to him too and pointed to his bin. I said I found a package addressed to his address in my bin. He said it was his but DIDN'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THERE. He didn't seem the least bit concerned that his packaging had ended up in someone else's bin!? He flat out stood there and lied to my face, acting as if I was the crazy one for accusing him of putting trash in my bin. I said, Well, I'm not saying that you did it, but you can see why it would seem like you did it. Whether or not you did do it, I'd appreciate if you could ask first in the future.

There are a number of things about this scenario that I find troublesome:

  1. He waited until the bin had been emptied, as opposed to before it was about to be emptied
  2. He filled the bin to the top and recycling gets collected fortnightly
  3. It meant that I had to then go out and dish out his trash so I'd have room for my trash
  4. What made this situation next level infuriating - when he had been caught, didn't apologise or attempt to resolve the situation

This really bothered me the rest of the night into the next day until when I got in contact with his estate agent to make a complaint. Made me feel, just a little bit better.

What would you have done in this situation?

Have you ever experienced this scum of the earth behaviour and had any luck in catching the culprit?

Ultimately I hope he stumbles across this and realises that he is a pile of stinky poop, should be utterly ashamed of himself and looses his job so he can live among the trash, that he is.

Thanks for reading!

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Comments

  • NotJustChickenDinner on 15/12/2017 - 22:09
    +67

    tldr

      • 18 on 15/12/2017 - 22:47
        +46

        tldr for this as well pls

        • dlakers3peat on 16/12/2017 - 09:41
          +18

          @missosoup: why you would a write a sentence in such a way . My eyes are bleeding.

    • Yarkin on 17/12/2017 - 08:08

      uc;dv

    • AdamFury on 17/12/2017 - 16:15
      +4

      tldr; OP's neighbour filled OP's bin. OP unhappy.

  • scrimshaw on 15/12/2017 - 22:11
    +21

    Have you ever experienced this scum of the earth behaviour and had any luck in catching the culprit?

    I deal with this almost every week. I use a Xiaomi Xiaofang camera, but unfortunately they dump rubbish systematically at 2AM at night, when it's dark, so the Xiaomi camera can't really see anything past the glass of the window (infrared light bounces off it)

    Neighbours run a restaurant and they dump food waste — which decomposes quickly in the summer heat.

    They also throw rubbish into our Yellow colour coded recycling bins — so if the bins contain non-recyclable waste, the cleanup workers will not empty it.

    If you live in units, you can complain to the strata (but realistically no action can be taken) or during a strata meeting you can name and shame (but it won't work since the tenants of the building are not owners — they don't have to attend meetings).

    Best idea so far is to wheel my bin out as late as possible (during 1AM) so the neighbours are forced to dump their crap next door. (Pass the problem on to another person)..

    • mskeggs on 15/12/2017 - 22:21
      +11

      What a pain.
      I guess the only recourse is to be more of a pain than somebody else’s bin, by only putting your one out late, or when it is totally full, and collecting it very promptly after it is emptied.
      The neighbour putting rubbish in an empty recycle bin is a shocker, however.

      • scrimshaw on 15/12/2017 - 22:23
        +11

        Yeah. Still looking for a technology solution for it… maybe a smart bin that only unlocks when it's tipped upside down or a bin that automatically locks itself during certain times of the day.

        Though for guilty pleasure I want a bin that has an automated NERF turret…

        • mskeggs on 15/12/2017 - 22:32
          +11

          Something like this inside the lid that screams if it is opened without the remote disabling it first?
          https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/IR-Infrared-Security-Alarm-with-…

        • twww on 16/12/2017 - 05:00
          +2

          Such a solution exists. Lock will only open when bin is tipped upside down.

        • JIMB0 on 16/12/2017 - 09:50

          @twww: What if the lid does not shut when put back on the ground. I see it all the time.

        • woteva on 16/12/2017 - 16:43

          https://youtu.be/DMG-hMJhySk

          Get you bin to bring itself back after emptying.

        • serpserpserp on 16/12/2017 - 21:53

          @twww:

          They'll just tip it upside down when it is empty and fill it anyway. Those solutions are hardly deterrents for the most harden of rubbish dumpers.

        • OneMoreTune on 18/12/2017 - 17:53
          +1

          I would seriously consider taking out their rubbish and dumping it at their front door, each and every time.

    • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:30
      +1

      Have you thought about discussing it with your neighbour? Food waste sounds pretty terrible.

      Bins get emptied after I've left for work, so the only time I can wheel it is is after work… So no fix re the timing.

      • Kangal on 16/12/2017 - 12:55
        +11

        Don't see what's the problem.
        Just dump his rubbish in front of his house, next to his mailbox. Force him to deal with his problems, rather than pawning it on to you.

        He's probably forgotten to take his bin out that week, that's why he has excess to fill up both his and yours. He probably won't repeat the same mistake, but if he does, see the solution above.

        • BartholemewH on 16/12/2017 - 20:25
          +5

          I agree, straight onto his lawn is the obvious solution.

        • Munki on 18/12/2017 - 14:36
          +3

          @BartholemewH: Then take a dump on his lawn for good measure.

        • OneMoreTune on 18/12/2017 - 17:54
          +1

          @Munki: Then take a dump on the dump.

    • Diji1 on 15/12/2017 - 22:37
      +8

      Neighbours run a restaurant and they dump food waste

      Complain to the council. Can't say how your local council does it but they should send an inspector to investigate your claims and then contact the business.

      • scrimshaw on 15/12/2017 - 22:43
        +4

        My suburb in general has a huge waste dumping problem, and the council that was in charge of my area has been sacked by the NSW Government. You can guess which council this is. It made the news.

        So, the new council that is in charge is barely doing it's work, or maybe the new council is being spread too thin because it's now in charge of too many localities — the entire street that I live in has abandoned cars, mountains of rubbish and furniture and shopping trolleys.

        They do get cleaned up — just not often enough, and there is too little enforcement because the issue is ongoing.

        Back to the topic of food waste being dumped — I'm actually happy they would put the waste in the bins rather than on the nature strip of my home, because that's an even bigger eyesore that I have to deal with. I even received a letter of warning from the council about dumping when the garbage isn't even mine.

      • DarwinBoy on 16/12/2017 - 23:23

        They would need to have a preexisitng bylaw for them to enforce.
        Worth having a look to see if one exists. Probably does most places. Up here its called 'Interferance with garbage receptacles' they would issue a notice and if that doesnt work issue fines assuming they have evidence to back it up.

      • GregMonarch on 18/12/2017 - 13:57

        Nope. Drop it at the front door of their restaurant every time until they stop. Unless it's a minor amount and you still have room yourself, it's garbage in a garbage bin - who really cares.

    • Starlight8 on 16/12/2017 - 21:22

      I feel for you!

      Yeh i looked into a xiaomi camera but i couldnt get it to work -_-

      I posted something similar last month, someone suggested getting a private company to collect your rubbish which is a great idea if its a recurring event..

      But yeh if wheeling your bin out as late as possible works then yay :)

    • berry580 on 17/12/2017 - 06:37
      +2

      Dump rubbish back to to neighbors front door. Done.

    • Ulysses31 on 17/12/2017 - 11:01

      Perfect time for their systematic 2AM dumping.

    • polyteknika on 18/12/2017 - 00:50
      +4

      You should wake up one day at 2.30am and empty your bin in front of their restaurant. They will get the message loud and clear.

    • kellycarlos on 18/12/2017 - 10:50

      Turn night vision off. otherwise there is no point having this when its dark. They pick up the street light well enough to at least see a bit.

    • [Deactivated] on 01/03/2018 - 17:01

      Why not strictly get up them for doing something possibly illegal?

    • o53djz7qTPY4der on 15/12/2017 - 22:21
      +10

      Or, left it on his doorstep.

      • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:28
        +9

        That statement implies that I completely emptied out my bin into another bin. I didn't fill their bin to the top so they couldn't use it.

        Why should I be responsible for going out of my way to remove someone else's trash? Makes so sense.

        • qwerty on 15/12/2017 - 22:48
          +6

          You took up space in another persons bin - you dont know how much room they use so you did in part to an innocent party what someone did to you.

        • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:56
          -4

          @qwerty: What about my trash? I had absolutely no room. Only viable option at that point in time. It's not like I'm proud of what I did. Gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

        • qwerty on 15/12/2017 - 23:01
          +19

          @missosoup: wheel the bin back and dump it on his yard if you know it was his

        • Moneyneversleeps on 16/12/2017 - 00:23

          @qwerty: worddd

        • Moneyneversleeps on 16/12/2017 - 05:38
          +7

          I hope you asked for their permission to use their bin as you said you would of expected.

        • o53djz7qTPY4der on 16/12/2017 - 06:36
          +1

          @missosoup: would you have accepted that excuse from your neighbour?

        • missosoup on 16/12/2017 - 07:59
          -2

          @Xiongmao: I would have been ok with a partially filled bin- I would have been annoyed. I didn't ask my neighbour on the basis that I literally panicked knowing that I couldn't get rid of own on stuff for what might have been a month. So it was the only solution I saw. I think there is a different been a partially filled bin and a completely full bin. I don't even know if I made enough space but at least I considered leaving space for the neighbour.

        • SlickMick on 16/12/2017 - 10:17
          -1

          oh good, so it's okay to top up neighbourhood bins on collection night? My wife does this all the time. We're too cheap to pay for a garden refuse bin, so we load up our rubbish bin… and the neighbours.

        • Tiggrrrrr on 18/12/2017 - 14:50

          @SlickMick: It's best to dispose of the bodies in multiple bins…

  • 17833 on 15/12/2017 - 22:22
    +9

    Not sure what council you are in, but my local council in Melbourne provides an extra recycling bin free of charge. Would be worth investigating and might help with your problem.

    • MathNerd on 17/12/2017 - 13:28

      Which council? I'm in Casey as this would be awesome if it was true for Casey :) I regularly have my recycling bin full to the brim

    • magic8ballgag on 19/12/2017 - 09:45
      +1

      I'm sorry, let me get this straight - your suggestion to a neighbour using someone else's bin for their rubbish is to simply get another bin so that they have more room?

      Did I just read that correctly?

      • 17833 on 19/12/2017 - 19:59

        It was not offered as a solution, but another way to tackle the problem. We are in a situation where our neighbours are aggressive and law-breaking. Police are completely ineffective. We fear for our safety as it is, and any passive aggressive or assertive strategy suggested here would result in retribution, perhaps physical, which we are not willing to risk with young children. The extra bin strategy has worked for us to some extent, although as you say it not the perfect solution. The suggestion of buying gravity locks where the bin unlocks when it is tipped upside down is a fantastic idea and one that I wasn't aware of.

  • JimmyF on 15/12/2017 - 22:24
    +39

    yeah thats pretty low, bins are free for all the night before pickup once on the street, but empty bins are off limits.

    Get the bikies in.

    • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:33
      +17

      That's what gets me, it had just been emptied and he FILLED IT TO THE TOP!!

      I honestly wouldn't have cared if it was just before the were picking it up, or if he had put a bit in. I would have brushed it off…

      • subywagon on 16/12/2017 - 10:24
        +2

        Do it to him and see what he does lol

      • lousy on 16/12/2017 - 17:44

        Sounds crap but I think you did everything you could have in the situation

    • mskeggs on 15/12/2017 - 22:34
      +28

      This is true. By all means pop your excess in my bin on bin night if there is room, but my empty bin is sacrosanct!

      • StingyBritches on 16/12/2017 - 15:27
        +1

        What he said!
        About 4-6 houses in our street have an arrangement where we use our neighbour's bins if ours are full. I even share my green waste bin with my immediate neighbour during the winter months.

    • Morphio25 on 18/12/2017 - 12:46

      F**k that, I wouldn't want other people dumping their rubbish in my bin and stinking it up. I'm a fairly clean person and I don't have much waste so my bins are always pretty clean. If I caught anyone dumping their rubbish in my bin I'd throw it straight on their front lawn or over their fence.

      • JimmyF on 18/12/2017 - 15:32

        Mate, your sh!t stinks just like everyone else.

  • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:33
    +8

    Had this problem once and now keep my bins in the garage.
    Neighbours still having issues and one has recently had their bin stolen.
    I'm usually home on rubbish day so can get my bins back into the garage within minutes of the truck emptying it.
    Its not a perfect solution but I don't want to get into a escalating confrontation over silly nonsense like rubbish bins.
    No point going to jail from something as stupid as someone needed some extra bin space.
    No good for the blood pressure at my age.
    If you can't put it inside your garage, consider a method of locking the lid.

    • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:39

      I really just hope this guy has learnt his lesson and I won't have to resort to something as silly as an alarm for a bin…

      • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:45
        -7

        I hope you lean yours and be responsible about securing your bin.
        Now he knows your miffed you can't do a lot and he can have fun by putting others rubbish in your bin.
        He'll now do it with others rubbish to wind you up and offer up others addresses in the rubbish to shift the blame.

        • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 23:11
          +5

          It is a bin… my responsibility is to wheel it out and in. People should just use their common sense.

          Hope he isn't such a degenerate as to wind me up over rubbish when he has started this.

    • serpserpserp on 16/12/2017 - 21:57

      I am pretty sure one time my bin got dragged up to my neighbours house one morning when being collected, I didn't pick it up as I was late for work and when I got home it was stolen. Went to ask my neighbor about it and they said they had no idea. Then as I was walking away from the house I noticed they had 4 regular bins locked down the side of their place. I guess some people like to collect bins?

      No way I can catch them out though, I had only just moved into my house and there was no number on the bin. Couldn't tell my bin out of a line up!

      • DarwinBoy on 16/12/2017 - 23:27

        Most councils own the bins and if you tell the council they might come and remove his extra bins and at the same time give you a replacement.
        Look for council logos on the bins to make sure first.

      • Antikythera on 17/12/2017 - 00:03
        +4

        i'm ashamed to admit, when i was younger and dumber, walking home from the pub drunk as a skunk one bin night, I played a bit of a prank. I grabbed one bin, walked it 3 houses down swapped it for that bin, kept walking further swapping the bin i had stolen every three houses or so. a km or so down the road I left two bins out the front of the last house.

        so the first house would have thought his neighbour a few houses down had stolen his bin and so on.

      • ozzpete on 17/12/2017 - 01:23

        Maybe tag with this invisible pen .
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/337446

        Or could mark it underneath .
        Or if not tryin to hide the marker that the bin is yours, you could paint bin, or maybe just spray paint wheels identifying color of your choice :)

  • [Deactivated] on 15/12/2017 - 22:34
    +55

    Set their house on fire, and steal their dog.
    It's the only sensible thing to do.

    • mskeggs on 15/12/2017 - 22:35
      +9

      This is an valid option to deal with this type of unspeakable trespass. OP is dealing with savages.

    • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:36
      +1

      He is renting so it's not his house.

      • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:38
        -3

        Don't get hung up on whose right or wrong.
        Secure your bin and they will find an easier target.

        • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:42
          +1

          Well, I know that he is clearly in the wrong. I shouldn't have to secure my bin if he acted like a normal human being. I'm hoping he has learnt his lesson as he was stupid enough to get caught out.

        • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:47
          +3

          @missosoup:
          LOL - Be cautious before any more confrontation.
          Someone stupid enough not to care about leaving their address to be easily found is likely stupid enough to knock your teeth out.
          Less trouble for you and him to simply secure your bin or lock the lid.
          Simples!

        • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:48

          @Rifraf: I don't plan on engaging with him any further. Given his actions, deceit and lack of remorse.

        • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:53

          @missosoup:
          Welcome to Australia.

          He sounds stupid enough to soon forget to pay the rent.
          Likely to be a short term annoyance who will soon be gone.
          They come and go.
          He might even turn out to be not the worst neighbour you'll have.
          My last one had barking dogs until his car started getting vandalised regularly and he decided it might be a bad neighbourhood and moved.

        • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:59

          @Rifraf: In the scheme of things, yeah it wasn't that, that bad. I think why I'm so angry is the fact that I approached him and he didn't even apologise or admit to it…

        • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 23:07
          +3

          @missosoup:
          Oh without doubt the guys a dick - no question.
          And yes its completely understandable that your miffed.
          Just don't escalate it into a lose lose situation.
          Its not worth it.
          He's lazy and will target someone elses bin given enough incentive.
          Hopefully someone stupid enough to knock his teeth out whilst you enjoy your home instead of a jail cell.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/12/2017 - 22:47
        -1

        You're missing the point here mate.

      • Morphio25 on 18/12/2017 - 12:51

        Find out who his landlord is and make a complaint to them, then get your neighbours to do the same. If they get enough complaints they'll either evict him straight up, or they won't renew the lease at the end of the current one.

        I've had success doing this with this douchebag that was living next door to me. He had a Commo with a loud as exhaust that used to rattle my windows and would wake me and my partner up, not to mention set off next doors dogs. We both made a complaint to the RE agent renting out the unit and a week later I saw him moving out.

    • havebeerbelywillsumo on 16/12/2017 - 04:18

      Steal house, set dog on fire.

    • ozzpete on 17/12/2017 - 01:24

      Step things up . Set the dogs on fire (hot dogs)
      And steal their house

      • [Deactivated] on 17/12/2017 - 12:21

        You fail at the funny my friend. Don't give up your day job just yet.

  • coco1458 on 15/12/2017 - 22:44
    +8

    You can give the council a call and ask the bin guy to come around again the next day to empty it

    • AustriaBargain on 16/12/2017 - 01:14
      +1

      You can WHAT??! Since when.

      • coco1458 on 16/12/2017 - 01:32
        +5

        You can call them and get them to come around the next morning and empty your bin.
        Like sometimes a car blocks your bin so the bin isn't collected but recollection is only a call away

        • AustriaBargain on 16/12/2017 - 03:07
          +1

          Does it still work if their electronic tagging system logged that it did empty your bin the morning before?

        • JediJan on 16/12/2017 - 07:45
          +1

          @AustriaBargain: Electronic tagging? On a recycling bin? Seriously I have never heard of this. I wonder how much that system cost the council.

        • coco1458 on 16/12/2017 - 10:13

          @AustriaBargain: I honestly don't think the council cares unless you're doing it every week

        • [Deactivated] on 16/12/2017 - 10:29
          +1

          @JediJan: The tag is built into the lip of the bin. Some vehicles weigh the bin and log the weight against your tag. Some councils have considered charging a weight related fee for emptying, but the public backlash stopped it.

        • JediJan on 16/12/2017 - 13:29
          +1

          @4sure: Wow, that is really over the top. Not surprised the public took on that one. Can but imagine what the result would be; even more people running around on bin night to dump their ribbish into others bins.

    • JimmyF on 15/12/2017 - 22:50
      +12

      If the bin is outside the owners property it is considered on public land and can be topped up by anyone.

      Mate, the bin was just emptied hours before. Its not on to say anyone can 'top up' a bin as its on the street, IT WAS JUST EMPTIED BY THE TRUCK, of course it'll be on the street.

      Not on dude…. not on.

      • missosoup on 15/12/2017 - 22:54
        +6

        JimmyF gets it.

      • Untameable on 16/12/2017 - 18:23

        I guess they’re saying it’s wrong but it’s not illegal. Sadly.

        Then again though the council provides it to you in return for rates. If they haven’t because someone else used it maybe the council is liable.

    • tomleonhart on 16/12/2017 - 15:57
      +2

      Found op's neighbour

    • DarwinBoy on 16/12/2017 - 23:32
      +1

      Not up here. Whats described as happened here is an offence in Darwin.
      26 Interference with garbage receptacles
      (1) A person other than:
      (a) the occupier of the premises for which a garbage receptacle is provided; or
      (b) an exempt person,
      shall not, without reasonable cause, touch, use, remove, mark or otherwise interfere with a garbage receptacle.
      (2) A person who damages or causes a garbage receptacle to be damaged commits an offence and is liable to the council for the costs of the repair to or replacement of the receptacle.

    • jebdra on 17/12/2017 - 06:55

      Rubbish. Household rubbish bins are not public bins when they are outside your house. The verge may be owned by the Council but it doesn't make your bin public property. Not in my council area anyway.

  • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 22:49

    Adding an alarm to your bin will likely see your pricy alarm being stolen.
    Just lock the lid or put it in your garage.
    Simples

    • qwerty on 15/12/2017 - 22:59

      a door and window alarm which would work in this situation costs under $2 from china .

      • Rifraf on 15/12/2017 - 23:01

        Ok, adding an alarm to your bin will likely see your cheap Chinese alarm not working, before being stolen ;-)

        • coco1458 on 16/12/2017 - 01:33

          Adding a cheap Chinese alarm deserves to "accidentally" fall in the rubbish with all the other crap

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