To be fussy about my wheelie bin?

I'm with Monica on this one.

I use a proper Wheelie Bin Bag which totally lines the whole bin. I use 6 clips to hold it in place and for that I use the little plastic guttering clips that we use to hold the Christmas string lights up although they are not necessary but do a good job holding the liner in place. Simples, just bung anything the bin as it doesn't dirty it.

They are only 8 for 1£ in most shops.

I used to always bag stuff for the big bin, but the husband throws all sorts of stuff in ... grass cuttings, weeds etc etc ... so I'm forced to ignore it (or go mad!). Still use bin bags in all the indoor bins though.
DH does wash out the wheelie bin every few weeks, so no use complaining!

Blimey! I'm a compete slut compared to you lot. Don't bag anything that goes in the waste bin, it is a bit grubby at the bottom now, but it's for rubbish, so I don't care! I do rinse cartons etc before putting them in the recycling, and the food waste is put into the biodegradable bags, but that's it. Maybe I'm the unreasonable one

Not everywhere granjura I agree with you but my council have decreed that only grass cuttings and leaf droppings can go into that bin. Contents of a hoover bag now have to go into the general rubbish bin.

Contents of hoover bag can go into the compost/garden bin, with grass, etc- as it's all organic.

I absolutely agree with OP. Everything which goes into my general household waste wheeliebin is in a bin liner. In the past we had a "man with a van" who would arrive the same day the bins were emptied and power wash the bins for £2. Unfortunately he hasn't been seen for over a year and I rinse mine out periodically with disinfectant (a bit OCD...I know!) but it keeps me happy.

I put a big bin bag into my black bin as soon as I bring it in after it has been emptied and everything goes in there, that means it doesn't matter if rubbish is put on loose or not. I do not bother to line the recycling bin because nothing goes in that that is likely to be messy, just rinsed containers, cardboard and bundles of newspapers. I have yet to have any need to clean that in any way.

We have food collection but as I have a compost heap all vegetable waste goes on that, and apart from fruit/veg trimmings we have so little food waste I just have a small pot lidded pot like a jam jar on the draining board. Last week I put out 4 fish skins, 2 smoked haddock, 2 smoked mackerel. I then bag it put it in the smaller food container I was provided with and thats it.

where I recently moved to (sheltered) they have comunual bins and they are a nightmare!!! cans... bottles... foil containers are never cleaned ...theres been curtains ...carpets...shoes and clothes in the recycle bins! last week there was a garden fork in the rubbish bin! yes Ive reported it to the scheme manager several times and what a waste of time that is!

Oh dear, I also put the majority of stuff in a bag first. If I pop anything into my bin unbagged it is something that will not create dust or mess eg a loo seat. Re food we have to wrap it in newspaper first- I would do that anyway as I do not want to be washing out my small food bin weekly.

Me too! My nephew came and did some decorating for me while I was away for a few weeks and when I got back found he had dropped loose items (including food!!!) into my black bin - not even the waste food recycling bin. My first day back found me with the bin upended picking up the odd bits and then head in the bin scrubbing it out!

Do you only have one wheelie bin? We have three of the blasted things plus, a small brown bin for food waste (which has to be wrapped in a biodegradeable bag). We also have a smaller bin which is supposed to be kept in the house for the food waste before we transfer it outside to the brown bucket!!!
Confused? 5 bins in all

My mother washed out her metal dustbin with disinfectant weekly and never put a tin can in unless it had been on the back of the fire first. We used to tease her that she had the cleanest bin in the city but her example must have rubbed off on me!

Yes same here....I cannot abide "loose" items in the wheelie bin, everything has to be bagged. We have 3 wheelie bins..one rubbish...one re-cycling and one composting.
All re-cycling items must be washed and after each collection the bins are themselves washed out with a strong bleach solution!!
I cannot abide dirty bins...pleased I am not alone!

I'm exactly the same, Elrel, I refuse to have any 'loose' rubbish in my wheelie bin. The kitchen bin bags are tied and transerred to a black back, and the day before rubbish collection I go through the fridge and around the house collecting the contents of waste paper containers etc. in yet another black bin bag!

There's probably a word for it, but I do get a sense of satisfaction from my ritual and at least I never have a smelly wheelie bin! How people can just throw rubish straight in is beyond me...