Does taking away something dumped in a skip count as stealing?

[csearle]

Our (Tunbridge Wells) council take a very dim view of anyone removing "their" recycling materials. They take the stance that when a householder puts it out for collection it is already theirs to collect and sell on. Sounds like a 50 shades of gray area to me. C.

without doubting what you say... how would they know?

Don't know, but they must have suspected it as they sent around a circular once pointing it out. C.

[UncleEbenezer]

without doubting what you say... how would they know?

Don't know, but they must have suspected it as they sent around a circular once pointing it out. C.

Um, might such a circular have been intended to convey the message "please leave other peoples' skips alone"? The actual wording could have been devised to try and avoid putting peoples backs up, rather than being literally what was meant.

[didds]

without doubting what you say... how would they know?

Don't know, but they must have suspected it as they sent around a circular once pointing it out. C.

again - not doubting what you say. but it seems totally "unpoliceable" in reality.

The leaflet is factually correct then, but "nobody" is ever going to be caught.

[Nimrod103]

Don't know, but they must have suspected it as they sent around a circular once pointing it out. C.

again - not doubting what you say. but it seems totally "unpoliceable" in reality.

The leaflet is factually correct then, but "nobody" is ever going to be caught.

Almost certainly it is being collected by the local traveller community, who tour the streets looking to pick up the scrap before the council can get it. So the leaflet is a warning designed to aimed at them. But then the council scrap pickup trucks locally, AFAICS, appear no different to traveller pick up trucks, as they have no signage or labelling.

[didds]

and again - not doubting you.

But sending leaflets to households isn't going to reach the travelling community that don't live in households.

didds