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Wheelie Bin Locks

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  • 21-09-2009 11:04pm
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    Mike28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi all.

    Anyone know where we can get locks for our wheelie bins? Got a nice shiny new bin on the Thursday, put it into the communal area for the duplexes, came down in the morning, and it was filled to the brim with someone else's stinking rubbish!

    As everyone else in the duplexes has Oxigen bins and ours are Ace, it's pretty obvious they didn't fill the wrong bin in error. And the rubbish is that stinking, I don't have the stomach to go through it looking for identity...
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    Waitsian
    Registered Users Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭Waitsian


    Just drill two holes in the lid and the lip of the bin and padlock it, no? ;)


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    cargo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,216 ✭✭✭cargo


    mod9maple wrote: »
    Just drill two holes in the lid and the lip of the bin and padlock it, no? ;)

    Yes but they you need to open it the night b4 for the binmen (and someone will still get their rbbish in or else get up at 5am for your binmen (depends on when they pickup)

    Have a look here. Think this is the job you're looking for. (probably other versions as well on the interweb)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=60019672


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    Stephentlig
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭Stephentlig


    perhaps they should get some security cameras in there so they can catch people in the act. Also the presence of cameras just automatically stops them from doing it.


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    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    while you are waiting on the lock to get sorted, just for divilment ..... :pac:
    Take one A4 sheet of paper, one black marker, and some tape.

    Write "smile you're on camera" on the a4 sheet and stick to the inside of the bin lid, it'll rightly wind up who ever did it and who know they may even lose sleep over it if you're lucky :D


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    waraf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,326 ✭✭✭waraf


    Mike28 wrote: »
    Hi all.

    Anyone know where we can get locks for our wheelie bins? Got a nice shiny new bin on the Thursday, put it into the communal area for the duplexes, came down in the morning, and it was filled to the brim with someone else's stinking rubbish!

    Someone was doing that at the back of our apartment block too. We just took all the offending bags out of the bins ad left them on the ground. When they hadn't been moved after a few days one of my neighnours rang the council. The bloke from the council came out, went through the rubbish in the offending bags, determined who owned them and gave them two hours to sort it out or else face with being issued with a fixed penalty. Hey presto - no more rubbish problems!! :)


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    Mike28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭Mike28


    Liking it, Calex71, liking that a lot!

    I'd love to go through it myself if I had the stomach, and knock on the door asking if they'd lost something & then hand them 2 bin bags. But angry neighbours, not good, so yeah, think it will have to go the way of the council if it continues. Shame those gravity locks are so expensive.


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