bins....and neighbours

[awilliams123]

Wha can be done to stop people filling up my bins? Both rubbish and recycling are regularly being filled up by neighbours andwe have several times been unable to pt our own rubbish into them. We live in a ground floor flat and there is a single lady in the flat above us with whom we don't mind sharing, but it's the neighbours next door. It is a house of about 4 or 5 housemates and I have asked them to get their own bins and stop using ours but they haven't bothered. A few months ago a bunch of bins went missing including ours and it seems that we are the only ones who have bothered to request new bins form the council!! We have a baby and have had to store bags full of nappies in the house until collection day a few times now and it's really getting on my nerves. Can I put locks on them? Is that going too far? Same with the recycling, since the new bins were introduced, neighbours have been filling up our bin and we've had to wait until they've been emptied to put our recycling into them. Our section of the street was missed when the new bue bins were given out so I actually called the council and requested one. How can I get the shitty neighbours to do the same or at least prevent them from using ours?

[Townleygreen]

it might be less hassle to buy them a bin yourself!

Can you call the council on their behalf perhaps?

[hazelnunhead]

Firstly, could you have a chat with them and let them know that you need the space; as the bin collections have changed to evry two weeks. Paint your number on the bin in large letters. Lock it - i would as this would annoy me!

You could also think about using resuable nappies which would cut down on throwing them out! Of course this might not be for you, but it is easy to do; their is a local grant to get you started; and will save you quite a bit of money in the long run ....

or as townley green suggested, just call, get them bins, put their number on it, they should get the message!

[awilliams123]

When I asked for replacements for ours, I asked for the flat above as well and was told I couldn't request bins for another address...so don't think I can order them for the neighbours.

[awilliams123]

Hazel - I had tried the reusable nappies when baba was first born...couldn't deal with it, we don't have a tumble dryer and those things just don't dry, 2 days later they would still be a bit damp. Gotta stick with the disposables.

[womanofdulwich]

just phone up and lie

[pommie]

i would take their rubbish out and leave it outside their front door!

[peterstorm1985]

womanofdulwich Wrote:

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> just phone up and lie

Create a few new email addresses with names similar to your neighbours and then ask for bins for your neighbours' addresses. You can word it so that you're not telling a lie but you'll get the problem sorted. When they arrive, paint the numbers of each residence in big letters. Yes, it's annoying that you had to do the work, but you'll hold the moral high ground. Don't get cross with anyone. Rubbish wars always end up unpleasantly, especially if nappies are involved.

[mike e]

padlock on wheelie bin lid?

[ClareC]

Order another bin for yourself and wheel the old one to their place.

[Peckhampam]

come and get one of my reproducing ones.

[The Minkey]

I don't recall being asked for proof of identity when I called to request a replacement blue bin some time ago. Just call the council, say you live at that address, explain the bins have gone missing, and request replacements. Job done.

[awilliams123]

I'll try and see if I can request more bins. Also, I have seen something on the net called a gravity lock, has anyone ever seen/used one of these to lock bins? You can only open them with a key but they open automatically when they are tipped upside down by the collection truck. Wondering if this would be a good idea or just temp someone to vandalize or steal our bins just to annoy us...

[peterstorm1985]

The gravity lock sounds like a good idea but it may not work with Southwark bin men. They tend to lift the lid to check how much is inside before they move it. Our bin is hardly ever emptied by tipping upside down. Instead, they pull out the bags from our bin and put into our neighbours and then wheel that to the cart. If they try and check yours but the lid won't lift they may simply leave it.

[awilliams123]

Hmmm, that is a good point.

[Nicholas]

I own the business opposite the painted mural and bins on Forest Hill Road. I'm sick of people just dumping their rubbish willy nilly in any bin they can find. These bins are not recycling bins, they are normal bins for use. People dump all sorts of rubbish in them, and the bin men assume it was us, and think we don't know how to recycle properly. Lets face it, most of us (including myself) have very little rubbish because most of it is recycled. Therefore, there shouldn't be any rubbish bin overflowing. Plus it's very unhygenic and unsightly. Its a shame because the council spent quite a bit of money on the painting of the mural and bins, but a minority of people don't care about the area.

[TheStreets]

We had loads of problems with our bins, collections & fly-tipping since the new collection schedule began. I wrote to my local councillor and she put me in contact with a very helpful woman at Southwark Council who has changed our bins to more appropriate ones (we have several houses sharing their bins), and she also spoke to Veolia who are now monitoring our collections to make sure they're done correctly. (tu)

[intexasatthe moment]

What kind of bins have you got now ?

[Sue]

The Minkey Wrote:

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> I don't recall being asked for proof of identity

> when I called to request a replacement blue bin

> some time ago. Just call the council, say you

> live at that address, explain the bins have gone

> missing, and request replacements. Job done.

xxxxxxx

They do actually ask for your name, address and postcode when you phone.

But you're right, you don't have to lie and say you are your neighbour. Just give your neighbours your bin/s, paint your neighbours' number on them and then phone the council, say yours have gone missing and request replacements.

ETA: I have just realised that that is actually lying, unless you have a particularly creative definition of "my bins have gone missing"

[The Minkey]

Ah, thanks for clarifying, Sue - my memory is s**t. Btw, I like your solution - reckon the ends justify the means ;-)

[Sue]

:)-D