Dumpster Disasters

[Irene G.]

Any advice on how to keep neighbors from putting their trash in my dumpsters?

[Joshua Christensen]

@Robert Rixer has about the best fix really.  This is an ongoing issue at apartments.  Catching them in the act is difficult.  If you do catch them, pressing charges and getting police to do anything is next to impossible.  We've seen locks and such which is a deterent, not a 100% fix.  

"Hiding" them from plain site can be helpful.  If you put walls up around your dumpsters with signs posted, no trespassing, for residents only, etc. it can help.  Also make sure to keep the area clean so that trash doesn't pile up in there.  The garbage people don't care and leave it all laying on the ground.