New neighbor fills resident's recycle bin with bags full of trash, resident takes them out and puts them right at neighbor's front door: ‘Not a great way to start a neighbor relationship’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Feb 6, 2025 10:00 AM EST

Every time a new resident joins the neighborhood, all its residents have one thought going through their minds – 'Please let these new people be nice and reasonable so that we can all have a moment of peace in this neighborhood'.

Usually, accepting a new member to a neighborhood community goes one or two ways–either you love them and get along great, or you cannot stand them and are simply counting the days until one of you leaves. Landing on the first option feels like winning the lottery because you almost never hear of people who actually get along with their neighbors. Instead, it is always one neighborly dispute after the other, a never-ending battle with people you are forced to see every single day.

The resident in the story below was given the clean-slate opportunity when a new neighbor joined their neighborhood recently. They did their best to welcome that neighbor with open arms, but were quickly met with behavior that proved their good neighborly relationship may not stand a chance…

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  • "They JUST moved in"
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  • "New neighbors put 4 bags worth of dirty trash in my recycle bin"

    They didn't ask. Didn't say anything. I've only said a quick hello when we crossed paths as they moved in. Recycling is free but it can't be covered in food stuff and
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  • mixed with other trash. Just find it very ride. I did move it to the left side after taking the picture.
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  • Before you continue with the story, we want you to really think about what you would do in the scenario. After all, this new neighbor is not someone you are never going to see again, as you physically live right next to each other. So what would be the best approach to handling this situation, in a way that would not destroy your chance for a good relationship with your new neighbors?

    Keep thinking of the options, and scroll down to read what other people have to say about the situation presented here.

  • Barneyseesyouu Hopefully, that's a Pic of you returning their property to their door.
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  • fizzleskate OP Yes it is !
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  • WarpCoreNomad Drill a hole through the lid of the can and put a lock on it. I've seen a lot of people do that.
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  • fizzleskate OP I actually was thinking of how to lock it down lol
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  • RuasCastilho You do realize that they've just moved in, they still don't have their own recycle bin? Maybe they didn't even know it belonged to someone, where I come from bins on the street
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  • are public for everyone, even owned ones when you place them on the streets legally anyone can put trash in it. How about be a nice neighbours and explain them how it works, and they can place it for today but each neighbour have their own bin.
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  • fizzleskate OP I don't have enough room for them to put 4 BAGS of trash in my bins. Also it's not rocket science to figure out that the bins with numbers match up with your apartment number. Did they
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  • think bins just appear out of no where? I have been a good neighbor. They JUST moved in and are already not a good neighbor. Be an
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  • adult. Ask. Communicate. Don't just assume you have a right to throw away your trash in someone else bin
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  • asholieo Pettiness runs deep within .. it's just trash
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  • fizzleskate OP Where am i supposed to put my trash for the next week then?
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  • KananJarrusEyeBalls Did they say anything after you returned their trash
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  • fizzleskate OP It's gone now. Must have taken it somewhere. Maybe we can both just forget it. I'll be nice when I see them next and smile and say hello.
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  • dope-eater Just talk to them idk. Maybe they don't know better since they're new or whatever.
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  • fizzleskate OP My bins have a 1 on it for apartment #1. There's another set of bins that say 2 for apartment #2 (didn't put anything in their bins). Her trash had food orders, mail,
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  • pill bottles. All names matching to the mail that said "apartment 3". So she's gotta be aware she's apartment 3 at least
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  • fizzleskate OP She also came outside as I was putting the trash bags by her door. And she didn't say a word to me
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  • chipmalfunct10n not a great way to start a neighbor relationship lol. i hope you guys can talk about it. the situation sks but i have lived with so much stress before when i've had fueding neighbors. it will get a lot worse if it doesn't get talked about.
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  • fizzleskate OP I've been shoveling their driveway and porch and putting salt down this whole. winter. Shoveling around their car. I thought I was being nice. When I initially said hello they were nice and smiling. I was trying to be a good neighbor
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