house hold food waste dilemma

Ugh you are adding to the fatbergs in the sewers if you throw greasy food down the toilet.

Calendargirl things like already cooked remains of stews, vegetables, soups etc.
Raw veg peelings I put in the garden refuse bin.
Fish remains I bag up firmly.and put in the non recyclable.

I would sweep it up then have a word about how effective their bin is. And whether something could be done to weigh it down.
I have a small food caddy which lives indoors and is emptied regularly into the big green wheelie bin. This latter has a flap down lid which is too heavy for any animals or birds to lift and could only be tipped over if empty as it gets heavy very quickly.
Works for us.

We don’t have food bins either I wish we did
Do you know I can’t see any problem with sweeping it up whether it’s yours or not I often go on community clean ups clearing up other people’s crxx but honest does it matter as long as it’s cleaned up
I often clean our very scruffy rubbish strewn alleyway next to my house although I never use it myself not meaning that to make me sound a goody goody but can’t we all be a bit more caring about our environment
Why not talk to the neighbour wouldn’t that be nicer

Fennel
What sort of food waste do you put down the toilet?

Like you,EllanV we don't have food bins. They do stink in warm weather. We went to visit son's inlaws once, who had the foodbin in the kitchen, and the whole house smelled terrible, it permeated everywhere.
We don't have much food waste and the small amount we have I put down the toilet.

What happens if there's a strike ??

Could you go out the evening before and lock their bin?

It could have been worse!

Never could proof read!

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Yehbutnobut Fri 22-Nov-19 10:01:54
PS we have a person who comes round in a van and disinfects our buns after the bin people have been.
Sorry, I know it’s wretched predictive text, but it gave me a laugh!

Ours has a handle which if turned a certain way, locks the bin. Even if the outside bin was knocked over it shouldn't open and they are supposed to be vermin proof.
We have a small inside bin which gets emptied regularly to the outside one and all is put in bags supplied by the Council.

It goes off to be recycled, which is better than going to landfill.

infoman, do you not have lockable food bins? - if the handle is upright, or over the front of the bin, it's locked here and nothing can get in, or fall out!

PS we have a person who comes round in a van and disinfects our buns after the bin people have been.

All biological waste goes into our green bin and is then whisked to some place where all of it is turned into compost.
#justsaying

Re your neighbour agree that you sweep their debris onto their side

The food bins do lock, nothing can get in including insects so no problems even in Summer months. Ours is taken and processed by microorganisms into biogas which is used to produce heat or electricity far preferable to it going to landfill which then adds to climate change.

Oh yuk food bins ? Thank goodness we don't have them here. They sound foul ! Summer months, and all the insects/ vermin ?
How utterly unhygienic. I'm sure the gases from that lot are helping the planet no end.

dizzyblonde yes ours do too.
Sweep it to their side and politely ask if in future they could lock the lid. No recriminations just "in future, would you please lock it, it would save both of us having to clear the mess those night creatures make."
annsixty you are lucky, we can't put anything apart from grass cuttings, prunings or uncooked veg in our garden bins. Any plastic whether biodegradable or not and the don't empty it.

sweep it over to their side, they should get the message

We are lucky in that our waste food caddy has liners and we then put these in our green garden wheelie bin.
This does not solve your problem though but is that an option?

Our food bins lock if you put the handle up straight. Stops the local wildlife partying. Only found this out by accident

So many neighbour problems could be prevented if people would just communicate.
Sweep your side up and when you get home have a nice friendly chat with your neighbour.

Sweep it up - in their direction. Or start speaking to them

Sweep it up rather than drive over it , therefore grinding it into your tarmac