Somebody emptied my wheelie bins

Some time on Friday/Saturday my 2 recycling wheelie bins disappeared from my back yard. I found them on the back street and they were fully empty. I presumed that the collection day had changed and maybe a neighbour took them out for me. Except it's collection day tomorrow and every neighbour has their bins out and they're all full.

What's happened? Anybody got a clue? If it was just one bin I could guess that somebody needed cardboard or aluminium or was trying to steal my identity. I'd be fine with that. But who would take both?!?

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10 Comments

eleijeep@piefed.social · 10 pts · 75d

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar has requisitioned your storage receptacles for a Top Secret mission. Please ask no further questions.

twinnie@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 75d (1 reply)

Were the definitely yours? Maybe they got caught up in the wind we had and accidentally mixed up with another house.

GiveOver@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 75d

Yes, they had to open a back gate and they only took 2 of 4 wheelie bins. Couldn't have been the wind.

erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 75d

Someone is out there is vaguely confused by a text from an unknown number that reads "Hi mate, pissed off waiting for the skaffie. I'm heading to the tip with my bins. I can take yours too if you want".

fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 75d (1 reply)

No idea really. Was it all paper/cardboard recycling? Maybe someone needed extra material for a bonfire?

I think you're going to have to get "Sherlock Holmesing" the area around those bins and back streets for clues.

GiveOver@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 75d

One was paper/cardboard and the other was glass/plastic/metal. Which rules out a bonfire theory. Might do some holmesing tomorrow

mannycalavera@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 75d (1 reply)

Kids?

Or maybe someone was looking for bins to help fly tipping and found yours.

Or kids?

GiveOver@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 75d

There'd have been a lot of litter which I feel I'd have seen. Maybe kids wheeled them far away and then fly-tipped and then wheeled them back.

Grimy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 75d (1 reply)

Private investigators? Maybe they were hoping for electronics with the metal one.

GiveOver@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 75d

Ooh this is a fun one. I don't think I'm nearly interesting enough to warrant something like that. And unfortunately for them I respect WEEE regulations. Also I think they'd have taken my normal rubbish too if this was the case?

Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 75d
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