Aussies called out for taking common sight too far

One particular sight is becoming more common around the country, but some have claimed Australians are taking it a step too far.

One particular sight is becoming more common around the country, some but have claimed Australians are taking it a step too far.

It’s not uncommon to hear or see people rummaging through yellow recycling bins when they are out on the street. This is to collect as many cans and bottles as possible to take advantage of the recycling program where you can earn 10 cents a bottle.

However, a photo shared to social media has asked what the etiquette is with this behaviour after someone went into a homeowner’s yard to ransack the bin.

“A random person is coming into my front yard to collect bottles from the bin,” the image was captioned.

“I have no issue with them doing so, but I would prefer if they only did it when the bin is out for collection rather than entering the yard.”

People have been left divided after an Aussie tried to cash in on other's recyclables by going into their yard. Picture: Reddit

Many social media users weighed in on the act.

One social media user declared: “Pretty normal now. Though the people in my neighbourhood wait till bin night when they’re out on the strip. Entering your yard is pretty rude.”

“I’ve got no problem with them making a buck off something I’m throwing out. I would appreciate a knock on the door if they’re doing it before bin night though,” one said.

Another commented: “Nah coming onto your property is a tad too cheeky to normalise.”

“We had someone come deep into our property at 11pm last night rifling through our recycle bin making a heap of noise … they disappeared quickly once I opened the front door. If the bin is on the nature strip, zero issues. If it’s on my property, you’re trespassing. Completely unacceptable for people to do that,” another declared.

One social media user said: “It’s only acceptable once you’ve wheeled the bin onto the nature strip or street, then it’s acceptable, just as long as they don’t throw a heap of trash out of the bind to get to the good stuff.”

“If it was on the nature strip then that’s fine, what not is fine is a complete stranger entering your property to go through a bin. That would make me uncomfortable,” another social media user commented.

It’s not the first time someone has taken issue with behaviour around collecting from other people’s recycling bins, with one person sending a very clear message to the people rummaging through their bin.

Another Aussie divided with a brutal bin note. Picture: Facebook/Bell Tower Times

Pictures shared to a Facebook group in Perth showed one homeowner had written a message on their bin lid.

“10 cent warriors f*** off,” they wrote.

“All cans and bottles have been recycled and I have been off the p***.”

Other notes on the bins called people digging through the trash “maggots” and told them to “stop scabbing”, according to the Bell Tower Times Facebook post.

Some said the act of digging through another person’s bin should be illegal, labelling it a “revolting” act.

Others said the resident had overreacted and needed to do some breath work.

Originally published as Aussies called out for taking common sight too far