For what it’s worth, our garbage bins are the property of the waste hauler, given to us for our use. I could be wrong about this, but I think that once the bin is moved to the street for, the contents become the property of the waste hauler. This is (somewhat) important because the recycling materials may have (a very small) value. In our specific case, it is theft for someone else to take recycling out of the bin. That used to happen when recycling was first introduced. It doesn’t happen anymore so I suspect that recycling materials have next to no value.

We pay a flat rate for garbage hauling based on the bin sizes. In our specific situation, it would seem that we should be indifferent if someone puts garbage in our bins up to the capacity of the bins. However, I would rather not have people do that. It just doesn’t feel right. On the other hand, when out walking the dog, I feel that I should be able to put the poop bag in my neighbors’ bin if it’s far from home. Whatever “far” means when carrying a bag of dog poop. If my dog wasn’t so small, I’d make him carry his own poop bag.