Queenslander’s bin act divides social media

A homeowner’s “lovely” Christmas gesture the people who collect her garbage bins has divided social media — with some saying it wasn’t helpful.

A homeowner’s “lovely” Christmas gesture to her garbage workers has divided social media.

The image, shared to popular Facebook group Meanwhile in Australia, showed boxes of Cadbury Celebrations sitting on top of bins.

The snap was taken in Toowoomba, Queensland, and the woman who posted it on social media said the garbage workers were “both so grateful”. She also said they were able to just reach out of the window and grab it, rather than having to stop the truck and get out.

The image was captioned; “Isn’t that lovely.”

Howeve, many social media users were divided over whether this was a thoughtful gesture or caused more of a headache for the garbage collectors.

“My mum used to run out when they used to be on the back doing it by hand and be there waiting for them with a couple of long necks each,” one social media user commented.

A Queensland woman's bin act has divided social media. Picture: Facebook/Meanwhile in Australia

Another added: “We saw a post a few years back asking people not to do this because the garbos had to keep getting out of their trucks and it made their day take longer, so we didn’t do it this year.”

“It’s 34 degrees here, they would be chocolate soup,” one commented.

Another said they stopped giving garbage collectors things because they don’t work on public holidays in their area.

One added that garbage collectors had been on strike for two weeks in their area.

“That would be not helpful as they would have to get out of the truck every time and slow them down so much,” one social media user commented.

One added: “I use to put some beer on top each year till last year when they didn’t bother getting it of top so when the lid was lifted to empty the beer rolled on the ground so didn’t give this year.”

Many were torn over whether it was practical. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

“I am a garbo and I cannot tell you how much little gestures like this can absolutely make our day … thank you from myself and the drivers that work for me,” one sanitation worker said.

Another added: “When I was growing up, Mum always gave them something for Christmas, money, and had them on the veranda for a cuppa or a beer.”

One complained that their bin had been skipped so there was no chocolate for their garbage collectors.

“It’s a great sentiment but the ants from the organic waste in my bins would have ants all over and in every wrapper of chocolate.” another added.

Originally published as Queenslander’s bin act divides social media