All bins full at new house

mirko

swingaloo2 said:

Irishpearce26 said:

2 months for the bins to be emptied doesn't sound right to me, my black and green bins are done on a 2 week cycle. Not sure what a blue bin is for.

Its best to have a word with the EA on your concerns, the druggie bit is hearsay but I wouldn't be comfortable either.

Seems to vary a lot from council to council. We have a red, green and beige bin and a black one. Red, green & beige are emptied on week then black the following so never more than 2 weeks.

 2 miles down the road they have green, brown, black and purple and 2 of those are emptied every 2 weeks, the others are monthly.

Our general waste wheely bin is taken once every three weeks, our recycling wheely bin every two weeks and food waste every week! It can take quite a while to get rid of stuff and forgetting a bin collection day is a real no-no! 

Section62

FaceHead said:

Leaving a full black bin seems legit - they're paying the council tax up to the day before completion, so should be able to use the bin. 
 

Some councils take the view that after a tenancy has ended the waste left on the property is 'commercial waste' rather than domestic, and therefore the landlord needs to use a commercial waste service to clear it.  In theory it is an offence to place commercial waste into domestic waste bins and place them out for collection.

James-may said:

Will probably cost £70 to get bins emptied, or slip the binman £20 to empty all 3 bins on black bin day.

Most councils now smother their bin lorries in CCTV cameras, some use RFID (or similar) to track which bins have been emptied into each lorry.

Unless you are fortunate to find a rogue binman, you'd need to offer rather more than £20 - accepting a bribe to empty anything other than the correct bin would be gross misconduct, very likely to result in dismissal.

For you, getting someone to unlawfully dispose of waste from your property is an offence. And if the waste contains hazardous items (such as needles) then prosecution (rather than a FPN) is almost certain.

Unless you can get the vendor to dispose of the waste before completion then you should budget for a licenced waste contractor to empty the bins.  Make sure they are legitimate and give you a transfer note.  If contents of the bins get flytipped and contain anything which links back to that address (like junk mail) then you are likely to have enforcement action taken against you.

Sorry for being a killjoy, but councils take unlawful disposal of waste very seriously, and council employees and their contractors are far less susceptible to bribery than urban myth would have us believe.

James-may

Irishpearce26 said:

2 months for the bins to be emptied doesn't sound right to me, my black and green bins are done on a 2 week cycle. Not sure what a blue bin is for.

Its best to have a word with the EA on your concerns, the druggie bit is hearsay but I wouldn't be comfortable either.

It won't be a month for s bin, however next black bin day is just under 2 weeks, the next 2 weeks after that, the next 2 weeks after that, meaning it will be near 6 weeks to empty all the bins if I just keep puting it in the black bin

Irishpearce26

James-may said:

Irishpearce26 said:

2 months for the bins to be emptied doesn't sound right to me, my black and green bins are done on a 2 week cycle. Not sure what a blue bin is for.

Its best to have a word with the EA on your concerns, the druggie bit is hearsay but I wouldn't be comfortable either.

It won't be a month for s bin, however next black bin day is just under 2 weeks, the next 2 weeks after that, the next 2 weeks after that, meaning it will be near 6 weeks to empty all the bins if I just keep puting it in the black bin

I would have the black empties as usual and keep that free for when you move in, contact the council and explain the situation and ask if they can come and empty the bins as you are concerned as to what may be in there. If they refuse then ask the EA to have the seller to arrange a private waste collection service. 

Apodemus

Irishpearce26 said:

James-may said:

Irishpearce26 said:

2 months for the bins to be emptied doesn't sound right to me, my black and green bins are done on a 2 week cycle. Not sure what a blue bin is for.

Its best to have a word with the EA on your concerns, the druggie bit is hearsay but I wouldn't be comfortable either.

It won't be a month for s bin, however next black bin day is just under 2 weeks, the next 2 weeks after that, the next 2 weeks after that, meaning it will be near 6 weeks to empty all the bins if I just keep puting it in the black bin

I would have the black empties as usual and keep that free for when you move in, contact the council and explain the situation and ask if they can come and empty the bins as you are concerned as to what may be in there. If they refuse then ask the EA to have the seller to arrange a private waste collection service. 

Yes, talk to your Council's waste team.  These guys live and breathe waste problems and there is nothing that they've not seen before, so they will be able to give you good advice.  The proper solution might cost, but you are best to do it properly.

youth_leader

Sorry the bins are full, I do hope you can get them emptied.  I was upset to move into my property and find my general waste and recycling bin overflowing with mixed rubbish, I had to go to the dump in my first week here.

Irishpearce26

youth_leader said:

Sorry the bins are full, I do hope you can get them emptied.  I was upset to move into my property and find my general waste and recycling bin overflowing with mixed rubbish, I had to go to the dump in my first week here.

Upset over a full bin, really! 

When people move they generally have more rubbish to get rid of, they've paid their council tax up to that point. Its part and parcel of moving, the first couple of weeks in transition wont be ideal but just get on with it.

Sunsaru

As you are yet to complete I'd follow the advise that has already been given. Speak to the EA and make sure that the bins are empty before competition. Failing that, contact the council once you get the keys and ask nicely. You won't be the first to make that request.

I have 4 bins. 3 get emptied every 3 weeks and the food bin every week. All my bins were full of rubbish when I got the keys (house had been empty to 6 months). Sadly my loft was full of cra... stuff so I just added some extra bin bags for the several tips runs I had to make. Annoying but not the the end of the world.

user1977

Irishpearce26 said:

youth_leader said:

Sorry the bins are full, I do hope you can get them emptied.  I was upset to move into my property and find my general waste and recycling bin overflowing with mixed rubbish, I had to go to the dump in my first week here.

Upset over a full bin, really! 

Think you've missed that this isn't just about the bins being full (I agree that's a rather odd thing to get upset about), but being full of the wrong stuff and needing to be re-sorted.

Indigo_and_Violet

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect bins left in a good state. Everyone gets plenty notice that a move is imminent and most councils will now collect only a limited amount of rubbish so either be prepared and get rid of your rubbish over a number of weeks or do your own run to the tip when you move out. There should be space in the bin when the new people move in. If you want to be that mercenary about it - your council tax gets pro-rataed so unless you've paid a full month you don't deserve a full bin capacity. 

Having been left with overflowing and mis-used bins (and a whole heap of crap inside the house) I wish we'd been more specific before moving in. As others say, you can put in the contract that it should be clean and tidy but enforcing it is more effort than it's worth. TBH if I was purchasing a vacant property and was able to do a quick turnaround between exchange and completion I would consider refusing to exchange until I was happy with the state of it and having a clause in the contract that condition should be as at exchange.