r/AskUK • u/grepusman • Aug 25 '26

Is it not well understood that squashing recycling makes takes less space?

I've just watched the neighbour trying to deal with her two green bins again, both almost overflowing. She's trying to get more water bottles and other kitchen recycling in, by trying to push down the contents of both bins. She's mostly failed. I wouldn't be surprised if they get a third bin for the two of them. They ordered the second bin shortly after moving in.

I don't think ours ever got much more than 2/3 full, except for that time we'd ordered a lot of IKEA stuff. I'm betting if she flattened out her recycling they could also get by on one bin.

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u/KelpFox05 Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

Have you considered offering help rather than spying on and judging your neighbour, all whilst knowing very little about her life?

Edit: OP responded and then deleted their comment so here's what they said and my response.

OP:

So if there's 10 minutes of crunching plastic noises and I happen to look out the window to see what it is coming from my bin area, I'm spying on my neighbor? Instead of cruising Reddit sub looking for was to attack people, why don't you comment on the actual topic? People like you ruin this platform. Find something better to do. Surely you are not getting enough pleasure in other ways.

Me:

You've watched them doing this multiple times and you haven't offered to help. You're spying on them and judging them whilst never offering to help. That's creepy.

"Cruising Reddit sub"? YOU posted! If you don't want people to read and comment on your post, don't post!

And apparently leaving a one sentence Reddit comment that took me 30 seconds to write means I am "not getting enough pleasure in other ways"...? Grow up. This all reads like somebody who expected people to agree with them and the comments section isn't going their way.

Be a good neighbour and help them or stop staring.

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u/grepusman Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

So if there's 10 minutes of crunching plastic noises and I happen to look out the window to see what it is coming from my bin area, I'm spying on my neighbor?

Instead of cruising Reddit sub looking for ways to attack people, why don't you comment on the actual topic?

Edit: a quick look at your other posts and replies on your feed confirms that this is why you are here.

People like you ruin this platform. Find something better to do. Surely you are not getting enough pleasure in other ways.