Neighbours Using My Bin Without Asking

Doodles

My inlaws had this problem too. They put a lock on it and it worked a treat. 

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greatcrested said:

Communicate!

What is the point of escalating a neighbour dispute? Yes, the neighbour is out of ordr but dumping her stuff on their garden will just put her back up (rightly or wrongly) and things will escalate.

Suggest reasonably that you have no objection to the odd item if her bin is full, but that if she has large amounts of rubbish/recycling that her bin cannot cope with she should go to the tip.

Bake a cake and take it with you when you go round to speak (socially distanced of course)

I agree that the OP could perhaps go round and speak to the neighbour, but bake a cake?? Why on earth?! They have every right to question why the neighbour is dumping their stuff in their bin. If anything the neighbour should be providing baked goods for the OP. 

Marvel1

You did the right thing.

Davesnave

Deleted_User said:

greatcrested said:

Communicate!

What is the point of escalating a neighbour dispute? Yes, the neighbour is out of ordr but dumping her stuff on their garden will just put her back up (rightly or wrongly) and things will escalate.

Suggest reasonably that you have no objection to the odd item if her bin is full, but that if she has large amounts of rubbish/recycling that her bin cannot cope with she should go to the tip.

Bake a cake and take it with you when you go round to speak (socially distanced of course)

I agree that the OP could perhaps go round and speak to the neighbour, but bake a cake?? Why on earth?! They have every right to question why the neighbour is dumping their stuff in their bin. If anything the neighbour should be providing baked goods for the OP. 

I think you will find that greatcrested, rather like an earlier prolific poster who seems now to have vanished, simply has a great liking for cake. It's maybe a case of any excuse will do, or it may even be a metaphorical cake, which could be interpreted as cider or wine, if one so wishes. Personally, I used to find the lady next door considerably more focused on my specific wishes after a few glasses of Chateauneuf du pape and half a dozen Ferrero Rocher, but YMMV.

robatwork

I was going to say this was really trashy behaviour.

Then I realised it was an awful pun, but I decided to say it anyway.

caeler

I've experienced this too.  I couldn't figure out who was putting their rubbish in my bin  so I now I keep mine in the garage until the morning of collection.  Thing is, if somebody asked I wouldn't mind as I always have room!  Although I'm so conscious of it being the "right" rubbish these days it would be harder to accommodate other peoples rubbish, it feels like the "did you pack this yourself" moment you get at the airport!!

ccfc1972

Booby-trap it!

robatwork

Thinking about this a bit more, I suspect your neighbour is not only trespassing on your property, but also fly tipping.

However you'd be mad to make a huge deal of this despite it being such trashy behaviour. Just talk to them and say a) you don't mind if there's space in there on bin night; b) please don't do it again ever; c) please talk to me if you want to do it in future and I'll see how much rubbish I have.

Niv

As their bins are not even full I suspect they are putting stuff in your bin that they are ashamed of people knowing they are throwing away instead of recycling, due to them being too lazy to dispose of responsibly. That what it sounds like to me anyway.

CookieMonster

ccfc1972 said:

Booby-trap it!

Google 'Glitter Bomb', or make something that goes bang when she opens the bin.
Depending on whether you want her to look fabulous, or to have a heart attack.