# my neighbors are rooting through my trash! Yuck! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428 "2009-02-11T21:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428/141 "2015-02-27T19:29:11Z")
> [@Fallen](#): > > I think folks ought to be more angry about government invasion of privacy Hey, I’m just concerned that in six years, they still haven’t picked up the trash. Because, you know, I’d call the city about something like that… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428/142 "2015-02-27T19:30:01Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Weren’t you the guy that said tampons could be used more than once? You can also share them amongst your friends. > [@Velocity](#): > > Leave written notes in the trash for them to find. I used to live in a place where this lady was going through everyones recycle bin once a week the day before pick-up day. She would take the tops off of the plactis bottles and throw them on the ground next to the bin. I left a not in there once asking why she didn’t want the caps? When I got home from work I found the note crumbled up on the ground next to the bin. I left another note asking why she didn’t like my note. Again crumbled on the ground. I left another note saying I put a lot of thought and time into my notes and that I was sad that she didn’t like them. Again crumbled on the ground. I left another note asking if I used different paper would she then like my note. This went on for a couple of months. Eventually she apparently stopped coming by because I was no longer finding bottle caps on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428/143 "2015-02-27T19:43:48Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I used to live in a place where this lady was going through everyones recycle bin once a week the day before pick-up day. She would take the tops off of the plactis bottles and throw them on the ground next to the bin. I left a not in there once asking why she didn’t want the caps? When I got home from work I found the note crumbled up on the ground next to the bin. I left another note asking why she didn’t like my note. Again crumbled on the ground. I left another note saying I put a lot of thought and time into my notes and that I was sad that she didn’t like them. Again crumbled on the ground. I left another note asking if I used different paper would she then like my note. This went on for a couple of months. Eventually she apparently stopped coming by because I was no longer finding bottle caps on the ground. Is it possible she didn’t speak/understand English? The lady who comes and takes our recycling is a cheerful little Chinese lady who I don’t think speaks a word of English. I’ve given up on trying to stop her, because she always grins and waves at me and doesn’t leave anything on the ground. I kind of like her these days. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428/144 "2015-02-27T23:50:02Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Let’s all hope the latex recycling market doesn’t pick up. OK. I was fine reading this thread until this came along. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbors-are-rooting-through-my-trash-yuck/485428.md?page=7)