Ideas on how to deal with this fly tipper?
Discussion
I live in a semi rural area and it is common to find rubbish dumped in local beauty spots. I report it to the council they come and pick it up. My blood boils each time but I accept that legitimate routes for disposal are expensive and some people are just scum.
Now the issue I don't know how to deal with is this: Over the last year someone has been slinging their beer bottles, can, water bottles, sandwich bags, whatever into my back garden (occasionally) and front garden (twice weekly). These are not the odd can, the bloke must be an alocholic or something as its like ten cans/bottles at a time. Both gardens are not overlooked so whoever does it knows they can't be seen. I clean all this crap up every week and it fills 1/3 to 1/2 of my green wheely bin!
Anyway after much prowling around and observation of comings and goings I now know who does it. It is a bloke who lives in the next street and known to be a complete
with many chips on his shoulders. He parks his cars (multiple) adjacent to my gardens in the evenings and drinks then tossses all his crap out.
I suspect he is smoking weed at the same time as drinking in his car so I thought about calling the police but by the time they get here (even if they could be bothered) he'd be gone.
I'm so incensed by this I have thought about letting all the air out his tyres or puncturing the tyres or some other illegal act, or visiting him with a spanner etc ... but I need to stay on the right side of the law.
So that leaves me with just the option of going and having a word with him. Now he might tt me as he is a tt himself but if so then that makes it a Police matter. But I intend to speak calmly, explain the issue, ask him why he does it and ask him not to do it again. But I know this bellend (from his run ins with other neighbours) will simply say "what you gonna do about it?" to which I have no answer!
I also don't want to experience any valdalism from him as I have a lot more to lose (immaculate cars whereas his are rust buckets etc).
I did wonder about just reporting it to the local police as anti social behaviour but I'd rather see if I can sort it first before escalating.
Other than talking to him then escalating if necessary, any other suggestions?
Now the issue I don't know how to deal with is this: Over the last year someone has been slinging their beer bottles, can, water bottles, sandwich bags, whatever into my back garden (occasionally) and front garden (twice weekly). These are not the odd can, the bloke must be an alocholic or something as its like ten cans/bottles at a time. Both gardens are not overlooked so whoever does it knows they can't be seen. I clean all this crap up every week and it fills 1/3 to 1/2 of my green wheely bin!
Anyway after much prowling around and observation of comings and goings I now know who does it. It is a bloke who lives in the next street and known to be a complete
with many chips on his shoulders. He parks his cars (multiple) adjacent to my gardens in the evenings and drinks then tossses all his crap out.I suspect he is smoking weed at the same time as drinking in his car so I thought about calling the police but by the time they get here (even if they could be bothered) he'd be gone.
I'm so incensed by this I have thought about letting all the air out his tyres or puncturing the tyres or some other illegal act, or visiting him with a spanner etc ... but I need to stay on the right side of the law.
So that leaves me with just the option of going and having a word with him. Now he might t
t me as he is a tt himself but if so then that makes it a Police matter. But I intend to speak calmly, explain the issue, ask him why he does it and ask him not to do it again. But I know this bellend (from his run ins with other neighbours) will simply say "what you gonna do about it?" to which I have no answer!I also don't want to experience any valdalism from him as I have a lot more to lose (immaculate cars whereas his are rust buckets etc).
I did wonder about just reporting it to the local police as anti social behaviour but I'd rather see if I can sort it first before escalating.
Other than talking to him then escalating if necessary, any other suggestions?
I'd be tempted to try knocking the door. Sounds like all the signs of a secret alcoholic, dumping rubbish elsewhere so family don't find it and possibly smoking a joint after so he comes home stinking of weed rather than booze. The knock on the door might put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Save all the rubbish up for a week or so then simply tip it out on his front door step. This genuinely what I’d do, and I’d have my wife with me filming from a safe distance in case he thought aggression might be an appropriate response. Chances are he’d be all brave and mouthy then start using someone else’s garden as a bin instead after that.
Personally I'd deal with it by gathering up the rubbish, breaking into his house in the dead of the night and leaving it in the bedroom, as he sleeps. Not only would he wake up with "a problem" but it would absolutely scare the **** out of him and would quickly cease the behaviour.
High risk but high reward strategy.
High risk but high reward strategy.
Antony Moxey said:
Save all the rubbish up for a week or so then simply tip it out on his front door step. This genuinely what I d do, and I d have my wife with me filming from a safe distance in case he thought aggression might be an appropriate response. Chances are he d be all brave and mouthy then start using someone else s garden as a bin instead after that.
That seems the best idea. Returning items to their owner is entirely legal...!Sorry to hijack, but I have a similar issue with someone who is using my hedge as a bin for their dog st bags. I also see them deposited further down the road but my hedge seems to be a favourite. Found 5 of them the other day when I was cutting the hedge. Dirty bds.
Only I don't know who it is...yet..
Same as you I don't really want to get in a feud with some absolute scratter who knows where I live as the next thing you know it'll be left on cars etc.
t bags. I also see them deposited further down the road but my hedge seems to be a favourite. Found 5 of them the other day when I was cutting the hedge. Dirty bds.Only I don't know who it is...yet..
Same as you I don't really want to get in a feud with some absolute scratter who knows where I live as the next thing you know it'll be left on cars etc.
Antony Moxey said:
Save all the rubbish up for a week or so then simply tip it out on his front door step. This genuinely what I d do, and I d have my wife with me filming from a safe distance in case he thought aggression might be an appropriate response. Chances are he d be all brave and mouthy then start using someone else s garden as a bin instead after that.
I have thought of that, might do it as part of the door knocking visit.123DWA said:
I'd be tempted to try knocking the door. Sounds like all the signs of a secret alcoholic, dumping rubbish elsewhere so family don't find it and possibly smoking a joint after so he comes home stinking of weed rather than booze. The knock on the door might put the cat amongst the pigeons.
Yep that occurred to me that his wife doesn't let him drink at home so he does it by my garden and uses my garden as his bin.paul_c123 said:
Personally I'd deal with it by gathering up the rubbish, breaking into his house in the dead of the night and leaving it in the bedroom, as he sleeps. Not only would he wake up with "a problem" but it would absolutely scare the **** out of him and would quickly cease the behaviour.
High risk but high reward strategy.
I like it but I don't fancy doing porridge in the same cell as those two Manchester Airport mouthbreathers.High risk but high reward strategy.
hidetheelephants said:
Plant a cheap wildlife camera to record the miscreant in the act.
Actually have all the kit to do that as it was my original plan, but it's an awkward place to put a camera discretely. In any event I have deduced who it is by tracking movements and stealthy peaking through hedges etc.
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