Why would someone steal a bloody bin?

[m444ttb]

I'm 'glad' it isn't just me this happens to. Unfortunately 10 houses all put their bins in one area so it's hard to avoid. We've also had our recycling boxes borrowed. I worked out who did that last time and was very tempted to stack all the empty bottles of booze at their front door.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Wacky Racer said:

Yes, for all the mail order crap Mrs WR orders....


Although I bought one of these last week.......

[227bhp]

Ask the Council if they have ID tags or chips on them, ours do, it's under the lip at the top or on the bottom somewhere.

[Gretchen]

227bhp said:

Ask the Council if they have ID tags or chips on them, ours do, it's under the lip at the top or on the bottom somewhere.

Nothing like the NSA monitoring what you throw away in order to profile you in case you're a threat.

Burn it. Burn everything. It's the only way to be almost sure.

[Bristol spark]

Well I'm amazed, just called South Gloucestershire council.

A new bin will be delivered in next few days, completely free of charge!

[FlyingMeeces]

Bristol spark said:

Well I'm amazed, just called South Gloucestershire council.

A new bin will be delivered in next few days, completely free of charge!

Nice one!

I kinda understand why Manchester don't do freebies, cuts and all, the bit that stumps me is how a bloody bin can possibly cost £45.

[Gretchen]

Bristol spark said:

Well I'm amazed, just called South Gloucestershire council.

A new bin will be delivered in next few days, completely free of charge!

Just expect a 10% rise in your Council Tax next year...

[talksthetorque]

FlyingMeeces said:

Nice one!

I kinda understand why Manchester don't do freebies, cuts and all, the bit that stumps me is how a bloody bin can possibly cost £45.

It's quite large and has to be stored and delivered.
Try finding any item that size made of plastic - it will be about the same price ( water butts, compost bins, plastic patio table if they still do them)
Mind you I wouldn't leave any of that lying about overnight in the street in Manchester and still be there the next day either

[Gretchen]

ferrariF50lover said:

I've had my brown one nicked this week. The delicious irony is twofold. A) I was going to ask to have it taken away anyway and B) they're free.

What's the brown one for? Will you not be charged for one as a replacement for return?

Outs are Green - garden waste (larger gardens used to be allowed two, which I had, then they introduced a policy where it was an extra charge for the second each year, so I returned mine. Bit of a cheek when they compost and sell it off). Blue - recycling (I have two of these at no extra charge) and Grey - household waste (families of I think five or more used to be allowed two), mine is usually a third full when it goes out every two weeks.
At first I thought it all rather ridiculous, but it works well and ive become mindful of my waste. I just need to off set it with another V8.

If any bins aren't at the property if anyone moves I believe they charge the next owner for new bins? They will replace FOC however if a crime reference number is provided. But then of course a crime is registered to your postcode upsetting any insurance policy prices in the future...

My God I'm bored.

[227bhp]

Gretchen said:

What's the brown one for? Will you not be charged for one as a replacement for return?

Outs are Green - garden waste (larger gardens used to be allowed two, which I had, then they introduced a policy where it was an extra charge for the second each year, so I returned mine. Bit of a cheek when they compost and sell it off). Blue - recycling (I have two of these at no extra charge) and Grey - household waste (families of I think five or more used to be allowed two), mine is usually a third full when it goes out every two weeks.
At first I thought it all rather ridiculous, but it works well and ive become mindful of my waste. I just need to off set it with another V8.

If any bins aren't at the property if anyone moves I believe they charge the next owner for new bins? They will replace FOC however if a crime reference number is provided. But then of course a crime is registered to your postcode upsetting any insurance policy prices in the future...

My God I'm bored.

Brown is garden rubbish and green = well, green (recyclable) in some areas.

[Boring_Chris]

I think it's quite common for unmarked bins to go missing around here. It's like a chain thing - someone's goes missing so they feel they're entitled to steal someone else's to make up for it. Then that person then steals another one and...

It's fifteen quid for a replacement. People spend more in McDonalds. Just order a new bin FFS.

Edit; I assume this because I know or have heard a few people say so. A 'mate' of mine was bragging about having stolen one to replace his. He's a silly fat stupid , nobody really likes him.

[wack]

Gretchen said:

Golly. Thank gosh for that. Absolutely nothing more abhorrent than a filthy dirty, unpolished, wheelie bin. I can't abide them when they're simply not valeted.

Our neighbours pay a guy £5 a fortnight to valet their bins , open bin, smells, close bin, doesn't smell

No valeting required

[ApOrbital]

Someone stole my green bin for garden waste council just replaced it free,then a few months later it returned how very odd,i don't need two green bins.

[ferrariF50lover]

Gretchen said:

What's the brown one for? Will you not be charged for one as a replacement for return?

Outs are Green - garden waste (larger gardens used to be allowed two, which I had, then they introduced a policy where it was an extra charge for the second each year, so I returned mine. Bit of a cheek when they compost and sell it off). Blue - recycling (I have two of these at no extra charge) and Grey - household waste (families of I think five or more used to be allowed two), mine is usually a third full when it goes out every two weeks.
At first I thought it all rather ridiculous, but it works well and ive become mindful of my waste. I just need to off set it with another V8.

If any bins aren't at the property if anyone moves I believe they charge the next owner for new bins? They will replace FOC however if a crime reference number is provided. But then of course a crime is registered to your postcode upsetting any insurance policy prices in the future...

My God I'm bored.

Here, brown is recyclables excluding paper (so plastic & tin in reality). Garden waste is green (as is the bin it goes in, ba dum tish), blue is paper and black is landfill.

What's rather annoying is that they've just replaced the old, normal size black bins with smaller ones. Giving me a smaller bin won't make me produce less waste. I produce what I produce. I'm not going to get to a Friday with a full bin and think, "oh well, I best not eat anything or buy anything between now and Tuesday because there's no room in the bin". I'm going to carry on as normal and simply leave the rubbish in bags. This will, at best, make the binman's life harder and at worst will be ripped open by wildlife and strewn across the locale.
That's not to mention the cost both in Sterling and in carbon (is it still carbon getting the blame for everything?) of producing and distributing new bins and collecting and disposing of the old ones.

I think our local council is excellent on the whole, but whoever came up with this bright idea needs sacking.

[Sheepshanks]

ferrariF50lover said:

I'm going to carry on as normal and simply leave the rubbish in bags.

Will they take them? Lots of place won't. Some won't take the bin if the lid isn't closed.

[djc206]

Sheepshanks said:

Will they take them? Lots of place won't. Some won't take the bin if the lid isn't closed.

Ours are like that. They've also decided to start charging for DIY waste such as plasterboard at the tip, as if £2k/yr in council tax isn't enough to take a few sheets of plasterboard to the tip every few years. All policies seem geared towards encouraging fly tipping which ends up costing them (read us) more.

[soad]

227bhp said:

Brown is garden rubbish and green = well, green (recyclable) in some areas.

Oop North?

[markcoznottz]

ferrariF50lover said:

Gretchen said:

What's the brown one for? Will you not be charged for one as a replacement for return?

Outs are Green - garden waste (larger gardens used to be allowed two, which I had, then they introduced a policy where it was an extra charge for the second each year, so I returned mine. Bit of a cheek when they compost and sell it off). Blue - recycling (I have two of these at no extra charge) and Grey - household waste (families of I think five or more used to be allowed two), mine is usually a third full when it goes out every two weeks.
At first I thought it all rather ridiculous, but it works well and ive become mindful of my waste. I just need to off set it with another V8.

If any bins aren't at the property if anyone moves I believe they charge the next owner for new bins? They will replace FOC however if a crime reference number is provided. But then of course a crime is registered to your postcode upsetting any insurance policy prices in the future...

My God I'm bored.

Here, brown is recyclables excluding paper (so plastic & tin in reality). Garden waste is green (as is the bin it goes in, ba dum tish), blue is paper and black is landfill.

What's rather annoying is that they've just replaced the old, normal size black bins with smaller ones. Giving me a smaller bin won't make me produce less waste. I produce what I produce. I'm not going to get to a Friday with a full bin and think, "oh well, I best not eat anything or buy anything between now and Tuesday because there's no room in the bin". I'm going to carry on as normal and simply leave the rubbish in bags. This will, at best, make the binman's life harder and at worst will be ripped open by wildlife and strewn across the locale.
That's not to mention the cost both in Sterling and in carbon (is it still carbon getting the blame for everything?) of producing and distributing new bins and collecting and disposing of the old ones.

I think our local council is excellent on the whole, but whoever came up with this bright idea needs sacking.

Chargjng just means you get a retired neighbour or neighbour on benefits to order you a new bin. Ideas that sound good in a council meeting rarely translate to real life. Smaller bins= more clean teams to clean overspill, disputes over dumping in others bins etc

[Silverbullet767]

There was a spate of bin thefts round my way, apparently according to the police, the local promising young footballists were stealing them to set fire to them and inhaling the fumes for a high. The blue ones worked best. Their mothers must be so proud raising bin sniffers.

[soad]

Silverbullet767 said:

There was a spate of bin thefts round my way, apparently according to the police, the local promising young footballists were stealing them to set fire to them and inhaling the fumes for a high. The blue ones worked best. Their mothers must be so proud raising bin sniffers.

I bet they got properly trashed.

In Scotland it was also known for people to burn bus shelters to get the same effect.