As of: February 20, 2024, 9:00 p.m
By: Laura Hindelang
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The neighbor is not allowed to dispose of his rubbish in your bin.
If he does and ignores your warnings, you can resort to a practical solution.
In the middle of the day, an older gentleman walks across the lawn to his neighbors with a full garbage bag in his hand.
They have already filmed the man several times disposing of his waste in their garbage cans.
The scenes can be seen on TikTok and show, among other things, how the elderly man - because the right bin was already full - knowingly puts his rubbish in the wrong bin.
On another occasion, “out of convenience,” as the neighbors write, he rolls one of the containers onto his own property to dispose of his garbage in someone else’s bin on his own doorstep.
Disposing of waste in someone else's garbage can is prohibited
The couple who keep catching their neighbor are “fed up with it.”
Disposal in someone else's trash can is not allowed anyway.
Whoever ordered the garbage can from the municipality or city is not its owner, but is its owner, the specialist portal
Lawyer Search Service
informs .
Strangers are not allowed to use the containers at will.
For example, if the bin is full because someone else has put their rubbish in it, this is a so-called disturbance of possession.
If their own bin is too small or already full, some people dispose of their rubbish with their neighbour.
That's not allowed.
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If the troublemaker does not refrain from disposing of his waste in someone else's bin even after repeated warnings, a civil action for an injunction can be considered.
In some cases there may be a claim for compensation.
For example, if the bins were filled incorrectly and not taken away, the owner could be subject to special emptying.
If the garbage was not disposed of properly, for example batteries or electronic devices are found in the residual waste, the owner can face a fine of up to 5,000 euros.
Locks on the garbage cans offer several advantages
To prevent this, the
lawyer search service
recommends putting a lock on the garbage cans.
The couple also resorted to this practical solution.
At the end of the TikTok video you can see how they will protect the waste bins from neighbors in the future: several wire ropes that are connected to a combination lock are wound around the bins.
Installing a lock can have several benefits:
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Strangers can no longer dispose of their garbage in the bins without permission.
Accordingly, you don't have to worry about a fine.
Animals are prevented from accessing the waste.
This can be particularly useful in areas where raccoons regularly rummage through rubbish.
If the bins tip over in strong winds, the waste will not spread onto the street.
The type of lock is also important.
A comment under the TikTok video says: "The locking rope looks like he could still partially open the lid and still throw away small amounts of trash."
The right lock for the waste
Manual locks that can be attached directly to the lid or so-called gravity locks are more suitable.
The
Focus
explains the difference : The former have to be opened manually before they are to be emptied.
Gravity locks, on the other hand, open automatically when the waste containers are lifted and emptied into the garbage truck.
Alternatively, you can store the garbage cans in a lockable room.
It remains to be seen whether the couple's castle will serve its purpose.
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Some users are demanding a second part of the video showing the neighbor's reaction.
Most, however, are outraged by the older man's audacity.
In the comments you can read, among other things:
“There would have to be a sprinkler system turned on whenever someone walks across the lawn.”
"You should hire a teenager to sit there in a werewolf costume."
“Does he also use your Wi-Fi?”
"That is rude.
Why doesn't he just ask politely?
It's not that hard."
“My neighbor did that once.
I threw the trash back over his fence while he watched.
If he had asked me, I would definitely have allowed him.
Not anymore."
"The trash should end up on his doorstep with the words 'I was just about to return your property.'"