Why would someone steal a bloody bin?

[Bristol spark]

I put my Black bin (full or smelly trash) out Friday Morning for collection.

I didn't come home Friday, however when i came home Saturday midday the bin was gone.

I have asked my direct neighbours if they accidentally brought in two bins as its a shared driveway, but nope.

So i can only guess that someone has actually stolen my smelly bin?..........


I live on a relatively upper market new build estate, most of my neighbours have Audi's or BMW's etc so its not exactly a council estate.


Why on earth would someone do this? what are they going to do with it?


Im guessing the council will charge me a fortune for another?


Has anyone else had this?


Is it worth trying to bodge a GPS tracker onto the new one?

[driverrob]

Bristol spark said:

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Why on earth would someone do this? what are they going to do with it?

Im guessing the council will charge me a fortune for another?

Is it worth trying to bodge a GPS tracker onto the new one?

I would guess they'll sell it to someone who has had their bin stolen
Just paint your address on it with white gloss.
Unless someone has it in for you they'll just go for an unmarked one next time.

[Iva Barchetta]

You answered your own question with "council will charge fortune "etc.

Thief lost his bin so acquired yours for free.

[MX5_Nuts]

Surely they won't charge if you say its been stolen? Try applying a custom paint job to the new bin...

[Sheepshanks]

The bin lorry eats them.

[FlyingMeeces]

MX5_Nuts said:

Surely they won't charge if you say its been stolen? Try applying a custom paint job to the new bin...

They absolutely charge. £45 round here.

[anonymous-user]

Having put at least six full nappy sacks per day in our bin for the last twelve months I think we're pretty safe.

[celtaidd]

If they're still building near your house might have been used to carry scrap metal or tools?

[CX53]

My parents had theirs nicked when the collections went from weekly to fortnightly, guess someone wanted more space for their rubbish.

[was8v]

http://www.binsdirect.com/Shop/Two_Wheeled_Bins/24...

£37

[Dog Star]

I've painted a Hello Kitty face on each of ours (they're quite good) and on our second brown (garden waste - we have a big garden hence two) I've done a U boat "laughing swordfish".

[MitchT]

When I lived with my ex our bin was stolen twice. Apparently they're used to easily shift stolen goods from a burgled property to wherever they've got a van waiting. The first one is usually stolen purely to prompt you to get a new one. They then steal the new one to use 'cause it's clean and can be used multiple times. This is what we were told by the police after ours was stolen. We told the police as the council said we'd get a new one free if we provided a crime number.

[iphonedyou]

Father in law couldn't find his bin after collection. Reviewed CCTV and saw that it fell into the back of the bin lorry on the third shake, as it were.

Could be that.

[Jonboy_t]

Friday night = drunk people looking for something to have a race in. If you're near any woods, check a couple of bushes, may have been dumped in one!

[LaurasOtherHalf]

MitchT said:

When I lived with my ex our bin was stolen twice. Apparently they're used to easily shift stolen goods from a burgled property to wherever they've got a van waiting. The first one is usually stolen purely to prompt you to get a new one. They then steal the new one to use 'cause it's clean and can be used multiple times. This is what we were told by the police after ours was stolen. We told the police as the council said we'd get a new one free if we provided a crime number.

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This.
Although they don't bother waiting for you to get a new one. They steel your bin then put it near a marks house. Then they rob the house and chuck the loot in the bin and do a runner.

A couple of hours once they know there's no immediate police interaction they go and retrieve the stolen goods from the innocent looking bin.

It's pretty common.

[dxg]

Someone stole mine.

Council replaced it for free. With one two-thirds of the size. When I complained they stated it was their standard size now, as "we all need to produce less waste" but I could have a free garden compositor if I wanted. For my completely paved garden.

[CX53]

dxg said:

Someone stole mine.

Council replaced it for free. With one two-thirds of the size. When I complained they stated it was their standard size now, as "we all need to produce less waste" but I could have a free garden compositor if I wanted. For my completely paved garden.

I wonder how a smaller bin really makes you produce less waste? You're not going to throw any less stuff away surely?

[0a]

dxg said:

Someone stole mine.

Council replaced it for free. With one two-thirds of the size. When I complained they stated it was their standard size now, as "we all need to produce less waste" but I could have a free garden compositor if I wanted. For my completely paved garden.

Get some pots? A completely paved garden is a bit council!

[FlyingMeeces]

CX53 said:

dxg said:

Someone stole mine.

Council replaced it for free. With one two-thirds of the size. When I complained they stated it was their standard size now, as "we all need to produce less waste" but I could have a free garden compositor if I wanted. For my completely paved garden.

I wonder how a smaller bin really makes you produce less waste? You're not going to throw any less stuff away surely?

I think the theory is that people do on average throw away absolutely stloads of recyclable stuff, and making bins smaller will somehow force the issue. I think they're wrong, most people are lazy stes and will dump extra bags in other people's bins and stuff rather than put any effort in, and completely stitch up those who really do just have higher than average non-recyclable waste - families with little kids, elderly folk who rely on microwave meals and such.

[wildcat45]

Mine went missing. Four weeks later it re-appeared.

The old lady next door's cleaner "tidied" into her garage just before my neighbour went to Canada for a month.

It was really puzzling at the time. The police took it seriously and came round. I reported it to the council who delivered me a new bin for free.

I now have two bins.