How to prevent residents putting rubbish in my new wheelie bin

unforeseen

Mistral001 wrote: »

It must be a custom in some areas to put rubbish in other people's bins. I have never come across it at all or even heard of it. It is illegal as well as anti-social. It is in fact a form of fly-tipping. I have seen that in my area and I just cannot understand it as it happens in a rural area so must have been brought there by a vehicle and yet there is a council recycling yard only 5 minutes drive away.

You cannot guard against all crime by security measures such as locks, so my only advice is to catch them in the act and report them to the Police.

Is it a form of fly-tipping?

The bin belongs to the council, the householder only gets the use of it. Anybody else putting something in it is just using council property for the use intended. I don't think there is anything documented to say that only the householder may use that bin, especially if left in a communal area.

coffeehound

I occasionally get an extra black bag or bit of carpet in my w-b. I dont mind so long as there’s enough room for my carp and it doesn’t get me a fine

Fire_Fox

unforeseen wrote: »

Is it a form of fly-tipping?

The bin belongs to the council, the householder only gets the use of it. Anybody else putting something in it is just using council property for the use intended. I don't think there is anything documented to say that only the householder may use that bin, especially if left in a communal area.

Serious question .... Do bins always belong to the local council?

In my city centre the council charge all apartment blocks for all dumpsters (new and existing blocks, regular refuse and recycling; first and additional dumpsters).

Norman_Castle

A long shackle padlock could work.

Davesnave

Fire_Fox wrote: »

Serious question .... Do bins always belong to the local council?.

We have private wheelie bins where I am. Some people have two. Some have none.


When I go out at night to add mine to the group, I place other people's black sacks in it, or in any other un-filled bins. We don't have bother with foxes etc, but there's no reason to encourage vermin.


There is no way we could fill a wheelie in a fortnight as most recyclable things are collected here, including food waste. Most of ours ends up on the compost heap or inside a chicken, but it's handy for bones, fish heads etc

troffasky

ScarletMarble wrote: »

I had a look at bin locks. They are very pricey and got poor reviews.

We have this on the wheelie bin at work:



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheelie-Bin-Lid-Lock-Strap/dp/B07FLBS5MQ/


Seems to do the job, on a town centre street. Everyone else's bins in the street are terrible, overfilled with the wrong rubbish by random passers by.

[Deleted User]

Round here the council gave everyone 2 bins free when they switched to wheelie bin collections 18 years ago. Ever since you have had to buy your own bin from them (or elsewhere if you can get same size and colour) including for new build properties. Therefore they do not belong to the council.

custardy

troffasky wrote: »

We have this on the wheelie bin at work:



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wheelie-Bin-Lid-Lock-Strap/dp/B07FLBS5MQ/


Seems to do the job, on a town centre street. Everyone else's bins in the street are terrible, overfilled with the wrong rubbish by random passers by.

Whats the point of a metal shackle and big padlock when its 'secured' by 2 screws into plastic?

Mr.Generous

The problem with letting other unknown people dump stuff in your bin is that they will probably do it more and more or start to consider it their right to use it. I've always wondered how people in flats are in any way responsible for their rubbish when they share bins.


Some housing trust flats in Warrington now have big ugly cages with combination locks and overlooked by cctv, so presumably bins have been an issue.

[Deleted User]

Setting bins on fire is more of an issue around here than putting rubbish in them.