{"id":511528,"date":"2026-01-12T19:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/511528\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T19:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:38:14","slug":"fed-up-residents-demand-action-as-disgusting-pictures-of-overflowing-vinnies-charity-bin-emerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/511528\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed-up residents demand action as disgusting pictures of overflowing Vinnies charity bin emerge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alarming images of an overflowing charity bin outside a local school and church in Bayswater have surfaced, with fed-up residents now calling for the people involved to return and clean up the mess and dispose of the items.<\/p>\n

A sign on the front of the bin clearly states that leaving items outside the bin is considered \u201cillegal dumping\u201d with prosecuted offenders potentially receiving a penalty of up to $125,000 according to the Environmental Protection Act, 1936.<\/p>\n

The resident sharing the images on a Facebook community page said whoever left the items outside the bin, situated on the site of St Columba\u2019s Church, to \u201cplease look at the area now\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile your intentions may have been good, it has unfortunately resulted in significant mess.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the items are damaged and cannot be used.<\/p>\n

\"IllegalCamera IconIllegal dumping at the Vinnies bin at the carpark of St Columba\u2019s School and church. Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease consider doing the right thing cleaning it up and disposing the items properly,\u201d the resident said in the post.<\/p>\n

Frustrated and concerned residents flooded the comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir intentions weren\u2019t good, they were to get rid of the trash for free,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clean up costs the charities time and money, it\u2019s disgusting that\u2019s why a lot of charities have had to remove these bins now, or only available at the store when manned, no consideration, a lot of scummy people drag stuff out to get stuff and leave it like that!\u201d Another commenter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it is other people dragging stuff out of the bin to see what they can take, I saw this happening at a donation bin in Kardinya just last Thursday,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n

\u201c. . . pigs are cleaner,\u201d another said.<\/p>\n

\"AnCamera IconAn alarming amount of items and mess scattered around the bin. Credit: Facebook<\/p>\n

Vinnies WA executive manager social enterprise Carl Prowse said it\u2019s Vinnies\u2019 responsibility to clean-up donation sites and ensure they are managed safely and appropriately.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clothing shown in the image provided has since been collected, the area cleaned this morning, and a refreshed donation bin has been arranged to replace the existing one at this site,\u201d Mr Prowse said.<\/p>\n

He also confirmed they do not allocate additional or extraordinary resources specifically for these situations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a team of drivers who operate throughout the week, visiting donation bins across the metropolitan area based on demand and scheduled collections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing repair and maintenance of donation bins is part of our regular operations, however significant damage or major repairs may occasionally need to be outsourced,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Prowse encourages people who wish to donate items to either return at a later time or go to their nearest Vinnies store, during opening hours, if the bin is full.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeaving items outside bins can result in clothing being damaged by weather or contamination, meaning it can no longer be reused or recycled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Most donation bins are cleared once a week, with higher volume locations serviced twice weekly. Additional collections are also arranged on an as-needed basis when the bins are reported as full.<\/p>\n

Mr Prowse said periods such as school holidays and the weeks following Christmas see a \u201cnoticeable increase\u201d in donations, which can sometimes lead to bins filling more quickly than expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alarming images of an overflowing charity bin outside a local school and church in Bayswater have surfaced, with…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":511529,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4740,10891,50,14737,8632],"class_list":{"0":"post-511528","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-central","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-perth","12":"tag-wa-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115883822662967986","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511528\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}