Molko1974

Yes, they are quite a strict council. Tried to fine us for having bricks on what they call the nature strip while we were doing our landscaping. $1500 please.

Molko1974

I remember just leaving black sacks in the street in the UK and if the rubbish men thought they looked suspicious they would rip them open and then leave them behind. Even if garden waste was in a green sack they wouldn't take it, had to be the councils green sack which were very expensive.

We do have to pay for the bins, its all part of our council rates. If you go for bigger bins you pay more.

It is hard when you have a bigger family as the red bins are so small but you can pay extra to get another bin. I was also p*ssed off as they put their rubbish in our bin lose. Some of it was in carrier bags but they obviously didn't have enough bags. It certainly makes you recycle more having such a small red bin.

carolinephillips

I get sick of the dogwalkers who throw shit into my newly emptied bin during the daytime hours it sits on the strip before I get home from work. Stinks the place out, especially in the summer.

eddie007

Theres no need for that... I haven't come across any park yet that doesnt have a doggie waste bin... People can be bloody inconsiderate

Sandra

We have a family up our street that consistently leave their bins out for days on end, throw any and all types of crap on their nature strip expecting someone to take it away. I never realy noticed at first but husbands bin rage gets to him every time they leave stuff out he rants for ages about it when we drive by. Around us we all share when possible green bins and glass and plastic when someone has had a party etc. I am with the original poster bin rage would get to my other half if someone started using our bin especially with unwrapped waste.

And in all seriousness I think he would start talking the bin in - if not into the living room at least up to the door so he could ctach them at it and have a rant

sammax

That happened to me once and since then I have never put my bins out overnight - I always do it the morning the bin man's due.

Molko1974

I have been putting them out in the morning now but they still put their rubbish in, they just wait until the morning also.

Phoned the council who weren't interested. They said that they could be paying lower council rates which means they may never order their bins as they would have to pay more so they can continue to put rubbish in our bins.

sammax

Yay! I used to live at Beacon Hill, I'm at Allambie Heights now

Alfresco

We have the new automated ones whereby the lid is only released electronically when the truck is outside at pick up time.

It's a new QLD government flood initiative to stop rubbish contaminating flood water.

Molko1974

I like the sound of those. So how do you put your rubbish in your bin. How do you open the lid.

Alfresco

It's linked to your car/garage fob.




Just kidding & teasing. Forgive me.

asprilla

You have to wait until the rubbish truck arrives. Then you can open the lid and put the rubbish in the bin.

Cheetah7

Then Im afraid I would go round and tell them to stop and offer to do a charity collection, bearing in mind 'they are so poor', to buy their very own bin.

That would bloody annoy me big time, if they dont have a bin then that is their problem, What time do your bins get emptied - is anyone at home on that day? Because catching them in the act is the way to go.

If someone asked me if they could put a bit of rubbish in, then fine but if they do it behind my back and I know who has done it, I will put the frigging rubbish back in their garden along with some of the dead mice I trap and kill occasionally.