Fri 8 June 2007 - Someone else’s bin
Next in the suburban moral dilemmas: I’m walking down the street, and I have some litter to get rid of, say a food packet or something else that’s small.
Is it okay to put it in someone’s rubbish bin?
I reckon it barely makes a difference to their bin load, and it’s better off in a bin than on the street. Plus I don’t have to handle it anymore, so everybody wins.
Others say it’s wrong to put your litter in somebody else’s bin.
PS. 8:25am Assume the bin is either on the nature-strip (bin day) or only a short distance inside the property, and not behind a gate or fence (eg in the driveway), so you’re not really “intruding” to use it.