Phantom Bin Dumper?

Davesnave

markin wrote: »

The bin is not your property

It might or might not be council owned. Where I am, those of us with bins bought them, but a mile up the road, they're council property. Different local authorities have different rules, policies etc.

Solutions to these problems are also very location-dependent, which is why it's hard to give advice. We had serious issues with rubbish bags and dog-fouling 10 years ago when we moved here, and it took much effort to sort them out, but after a few years things improved. Foertunately, we weren't alone in finding long-established practices unacceptable. Now everyone's extremely good with keeping the place nice. They also know that a few of us will raise merry hell if it slips back!

Here, it wasn't 'chavs' who were causing the problems. One of our worst offenders was a primary school head. All those involved had one thing in common which made it easy to nail them; they were disorganised. This meant that personally identifiable material was often in the offending rubbish or sometimes blowing about on others' land. Once you confront someone with their litter, especially if it's an intimate letter or a communication from a debt collection agency, the embarrassment factor kicks-in.


What was it Roald Dahl said in one of his children's stories? Something like, "Many adults don't mind being nasty to children and animals, but they don't like others to know they're like that.' Well, it's the same with dumping litter and making a mess.

markin

Davesnave wrote: »

It might or might not be council owned. Where I am, those of us with bins bought them, but a mile up the road, they're council property. Different local authorities have different rules, policies etc ......... ....... ... .....

Most councils will charge £60 or so for a new bin if its stolen or burnt, But they still say you don't own it, And will take it away if you put the wrong rubbish in it after 2 warnings.

neilmcl

markin wrote: »

The bin is not your property so i don't think you can actually stop anyone putting rubbish in a council bin on public land, even if you put your number on it.


So put it away, or put a lock on it.

Who said anything about the bin being on public land? If it is then of course the OP should stop moaning and keep the bin on their property instead of leaving it out all the time. If it is on their property then that's a different story.

FreeBear

markin wrote: »

The bin is not your property so i don't think you can actually stop anyone putting rubbish in a council bin on public land, even if you put your number on it.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/man-fined-75-for-dumping-his-rubbish-in-a-litter-bin-6682642.html

https://www.wheeliebins.co.uk/blog/love-thy-neighbour/

Davesnave

markin wrote: »

Most councils will charge £60 or so for a new bin if its stolen or burnt, But they still say you don't own it, And will take it away if you put the wrong rubbish in it after 2 warnings.

I don't think they can appropriate the bins here that we bought privately.That would be theft.
I can even see some bin-upmanship happening, as someone has just bought one in what looks like Ferrari red.

markin

FreeBear wrote: »

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/man-fined-75-for-dumping-his-rubbish-in-a-litter-bin-6682642.html

https://www.wheeliebins.co.uk/blog/love-thy-neighbour/

I could spend all day reading forum threads and news, but no council website seem to have a FAQ on it, Yes in theory you could bug the council to death until they start handing out fines for "fly tipping" if you have it on video, and can prove that it was your bin and not their own. Not that i have yet to see that anywhere.

This thread even made it into the birminghammail.co.uk But they don't even say its illegal.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5568551/is-it-an-offence-to-put-rubbish-in-someone-elses-bin


Good news, After Brexit we can go back to weekly black bins and forget about.. EU Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste