Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
People rifling through bins - Hermitage Road this morning
Saw two women rifling through wheelie bins (both waste and recycling) on Hermitage Road at c.9am this morning. Both were wheeling prams, filled not with toddlers, but scrap harvested en route.
Has anyone else noticed people rifling through their bins? And what are views on appropriate action - informing council, calling police 101 phone number to report?
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on
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It's a regular thing on Hermitage road. I've seen them at different times of day. Often an Elderly man and a woman in her 50's. They collect bits of food and toiletries too, I've noticed. I don't mind them, as I guess they need what they find. I know others have a different view. It's a common topic on HOL.
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Permalink Reply by HoL Site Admin on
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Other similar conversations now linked via a tag added under your post, James.
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Permalink Reply by Nigel Tuppen on
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Hi
In the Miltons this has been going on for some years now. Think 3 Romanian ladies and one man get dropped off in Milton Park.
My 80 yr old Mother in law told a 40 yr old man off,yes screamed at him to stop putting all the rubbish from the black wheelie bins onto the pavement.He just left the rubbish on the floor and went on to the neighbours bins.
I asked one of the ladies with gold teeth to stop,she said I must find metal.When I suggested she remove a metal bed frame I had just removed from my property she got out 2 really expensive mobile phones, phoned her boss whom she said was Romanian saying they can collect 5 days time.I declined and took it to the dump asking her not to touch our bins again.
Our residents association have reported it to the Council.
Have not seen them for couple of months now,perhaps they have reached their target or they don't like maggots.
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Technically it is illegal, see here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13037808
Further police told me they like to be informed of these bin raiders via the 101 number, in part because they may be fuelling the illegal metal trade.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Maria Dipino on
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On Beresford Road as well.
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This is truly a moral dilemma. If something has been thrown away, then it does seem a bit churlish to try to prevent someone taking it.
If they leave the bins in a clean state or is rubbish spread everywhere, I would take a benign view if there is no damage or mess. If not, it might be a good idea to either discourage it or educate the perpetrators in some way if that is possible.
I now shred confidential documents to prevent id and other forms of theft. Utility bills can be used for id theft and bank, pension and saving statements could lead to even more serious theft. Even if this kind of material is not picked up by the people searching scrap, it can be found at the recycling depot or beyond simply because they pick through all the rubbish as part of recycling process. You never know where correspondence could end up.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon on
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This is a good reminder to make sure I remove all possible ID from letters/etc. I've not seen them myself (I'm on Eade Road) but I am always worried about how remote the area is with no through-traffic (I'm pretty sure we had an attempted break-in the other week as the Yale lock was hanging off the door on the inside - luckily we have extra measures in place as well!)
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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This is an ever-popular topic of conversation James that we've been having for years!
It goes on all the time round here this bin raiding. Views, as you will note, are divided, with some seeing it as a good way to recycle and help poor people whilst there is an element of criminality seen by others and also a dislike for people coming into our yards and feeling they can do what they like, take what they like.
I wonder if one of these women, on finding nothing of use in my bin, decided to take my courgette plant a few weeks back?
Ho hum…
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