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Someone put bagged dog waste in my bin

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  • If it's immediately prior to emptying then it makes no difference. If the bin's empty and they chuck it in, that's different. Even if the bag doesn't burst when you chuck in more rubbish, in summer it will stink by the end of two weeks.
  • Murphybear
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    After looking at many council websites, it seems they all agree on one thing.  Putting something in your neighbours bin is technically fly tipping which is criminal offence.  It doesn’t matter what they put in the bin 
  • unforeseen
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    After looking at many council websites, it seems they all agree on one thing.  Putting something in your neighbours bin is technically fly tipping which is criminal offence.  It doesn’t matter what they put in the bin 
    It's not. Fly tipping is defined as  'the illegal/unlawful deposit of any waste onto land or water with no licence to accept waste'.
    A bin is not land. 
    A bin is, by design and purpose of issue, a licenced receptacle for the disposal of waste
  • Andy_L
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    After looking at many council websites, it seems they all agree on one thing.  Putting something in your neighbours bin is technically fly tipping which is criminal offence.  It doesn’t matter what they put in the bin 
    It's not. Fly tipping is defined as  'the illegal/unlawful deposit of any waste onto land or water with no licence to accept waste'.
    A bin is not land. 
    A bin is, by design and purpose of issue, a licenced receptacle for the disposal of waste
    I suspect land is not that narrowly defined in the legislation
    By that logic dumping stuff in the bootbox outside my front door or empty plant pots in the front garden would not be an offence 
  • elsien
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    edited 24 December at 12:16PM
    After looking at many council websites, it seems they all agree on one thing.  Putting something in your neighbours bin is technically fly tipping which is criminal offence.  It doesn’t matter what they put in the bin 
    It's not. Fly tipping is defined as  'the illegal/unlawful deposit of any waste onto land or water with no licence to accept waste'.
    A bin is not land. 
    A bin is, by design and purpose of issue, a licenced receptacle for the disposal of waste
    However local authorities are really not keen on people putting their own waste into Public bins. Which for a small amount seems like exactly the same thing. 

    I completely understand why they don’t want people doing that btw. 
    All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

    Pedant alert - it's could have, not could of.
  • Le_Kirk
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    At least they put the bag in a bin; round here they tie them to trees!
  • Andy_L
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    Le_Kirk said:
    At least they put the bag in a bin; round here they tie them to trees!
    Not on land;-)
  • marcia_
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    After looking at many council websites, it seems they all agree on one thing.  Putting something in your neighbours bin is technically fly tipping which is criminal offence.  It doesn’t matter what they put in the bin 
     Its not, i made a previous post stating i had the street cleansing team out after a HMO dumping waste in my and neighbours bins. They said it was not an offence and all they could only advise them not to. But they did take action on the dumping in the street and alley way. 
  • GrubbyGirl_2
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    I was abused by a woman who saw me out walking with my 2 dogs and witnessed me putting a poo bag in a bin that was out for collection.  I just said to her that she really should be sure of her facts before shouting abuse...........I then proceeded to go into the house.  It was my bin and I had held on to the poo bag until I got to my own bin.  I didn't bother asking for an apology
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