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Aussies Are Debating The Rules Of Disposing Dog Shit In Your Neighbours' Bins And Things Are Getting Heated

"You actually don't own the bins, the council does."
by Hameda Nafiz Staff
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I don't personally have a dog, but a few weeks ago, when I was dog sitting, I was faced with the dilemma of what to do with a doggy poo bag after it had been filled. Obviously I didn't want to carry the thing home, so whenever I saw a bin that happened to be on the street, I promptly got rid of it.

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Apparently, I had unknowingly engaged in a practise that enrages certain people — including this resident and their note, which was snapped by Reddit user u/copacetic51.

Reddit: u/copacetic51 / Via reddit.com They posted a thread with the image attached. The sign reads, "I will find out who you are, throwing your dog shit in my rubbish. Shame on you. Take to your home. Rude bitch" — which, in my opinion, is pretty dramatic considering it's just a bit of dog dookie in a BIN, but it sparked a lively debate. Here are the best responses:

1. "I have the opposite problem. I live in an apartment complex with publicly accessible large bins. I'm pretty sure the whole street uses them. Anyway, some asshole stops out the front of our building, gets their dog to shit, then leaves it there. There's a bin literally around the corner you lazy swine."

—u/bluedot19

2. "I’d rather it in the bin than left on the footpath, but I can understand some people get annoyed by this."

—u/gbbgu

3. "I don’t mind it if it’s in a bag, but there’s some dickhead in our neighbourhood who just scoops it up with something and chucks it straight in our bins."

—u/prudencepineapple
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4. "I feel very passionately about this (what a sad life I lead...), but I do have some rules. 1) If it's an apartment complex bin, then go for bloody gold. There's so much crap that ends up in those bins — figuratively and literally — that what does one more bag of sealed dog poop do? 2) You can never cross a threshold, open a gate etc, to access the bin — it has to be out on common property. 3) You must toss, then run away in shame with your dog, in case the owner comes out screaming. It's like a fun party game."

—Julia Willing

5. "I can’t really understand people getting annoyed by this! I mean, it’s a bin! If I see someone’s dog poo in my bin, I feel happy that they’ve bothered to put it in a bin!"

—u/Lobsty501

6. "If the bin is out to be emptied, then it's fair game, but if it's already been emptied or just in their driveway or something, then you can't be putting dog shit in it."

—u/named_after_a_cowboy

7. "It's especially bad in this weather. Someone dropped a bag into my emptied bin and it had maggots in before it was due to be emptied again."

—u/Gutter_Twin
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8. "If the bin is on council property and not on private property, then it is fair game. You actually don't own the bins, the council does."

—u/mr_monkey

9. "Worst is when it’s empty with the lid open after pick up, in the rain. Dog shit soup!"

—u/Celtslap

10. "It’s worth noting, that even though people think of the bin as theirs, it actually belongs to the council. So feel free to chuck your dog shit into anyone's bins. As others have said, I’d rather it in a bin than sitting on a brick wall or just left in the grass."

—u/Sir-Benalot
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11. "It [the dog shit] stays in there until the next cycle and stinks. Plus, own your dog's shit and take it with you."

—u/Chapter_Entire

12. "I thought people didn’t mind (if it’s right out on the street), because it’s for the greater good and much better than people sneakily leaving turds around because there’s nowhere to put them. One of my bins was always out near a popular dog park and I didn’t mind at all. It did bug me when people put piles of rubbish in it after collection though, only because they were using up my space. Everyone’s different."

—u/beachbanana17

13. "Better in a bin than on the pavement. But don’t throw it in if you can’t close the lid anymore — all that rubbish tends to end up on the street."

—u/il_dottore_
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14. "As pointed out — bins are council owned and poop is much better in the bin than not. Not sure why people get so precious about their bins, you put all sorts of filth in there so what's wrong with poop? Anyway, if you see a red bin on the street don't hold back."

—u/theballsdick

15. "I just don’t understand why people are so riled up by this. It’s a bin. An outside bin."

—u/Zureth2138

16. "I have a dog. When I got the dog, I did not realise that dog poo bags are not 'smell proof'. It is quite a strong smell as the days go on, and a difficult smell to get out of the bin. I try to get my dog to poo in the park, so I can dump the poo in a council bin, which are emptied daily."

—u/Yves_and_Mallory
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17. "Personally, we keep our bin in the garage. No need to go outside to take out the rubbish, less chance of getting red backs under the rim and it's all-around more convenient. When someone throws dog poo in the bin after it's been emptied, but before we've brought it back inside, we fish it out, double-bag it and put it back in. Annoying, and you can definitely still smell it slightly all week, but not exactly a life-destroying event."

—u/MRLRLPE

18. "I'm fine with it if my bin is on the street, but it irks me that people come across my property border to place dog shit in my bin. Just because I don't have a fence doesn't mean it's an open invitation."

—u/icestationlemur

19. "That's fair, wouldn't want my bin smelling like a stranger's dog shit either."

—u/absolutely_potatoes
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20. "On one hand, I sympathise, I live on a corner block and people are constantly putting their rubbish in my bin (I moved it outside the gate because fuckwit kids used to sit and eat fast food and leave the rubbish on my lawn). But on the other hand, I kinda hope someone puts a bag of dog shit on top of that sign just for the lols."

21. "Does this person really want to try someone with copious amounts of dog shit that knows where they live?"

—u/Reiri_

22. "I can't imagine having the time to worry about the smell of my bin in this day and age."

—u/Impossible_Mix_1227
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23. "At least they binned it. The amount of dog shit I see that's been bagged up then chucked back on the ground is astounding, like why bag it up in the first place?"

—u/Elronvonsexbot

24. And finally, "There's people in this post up in arms about the idea of having to now clean their wheelie bin 'cause someone put dog shit in it. I feel like I'm losing my mind here. I'm not sure about the others, but my wheelie bin stinks when I open it. It's a fuckin' bin."

—u/pepsicreosote
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