Fidelity ADT warns residents not to leave their wheelie bins out the night before rubbish collection or once rubbish has been collected on dustbin day.
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Charnel Hattingh, head of marketing and communications at Fidelity ADT, said they have noticed residents are not taking the bins back inside once rubbish has been collected, leaving their wheelie bins out overnight.
“Residents are leaving their bins out overnight, and criminals are using this as a ladder to climb over your perimeter wall. Bins are also being stolen,” said Hattingh.
She added the bins are being bumped over, blocking driveways, which means residents must get out of their cars in the morning to move the bins, exposing them to potential hijackings in the early hours. Dustbins also provide a good hiding place for hijackers who may target residents returning from work in the evenings.
She urged residents to not only put their dustbins out on the morning of collection day but to also bring them back in.
“If you will not return home at the end of a collection day, ask a neighbour to take your dustbin in. A dustbin left standing on the pavement is a dead giveaway that there is nobody home. Remember to put nothing in your dustbin that has all your details on it. Always shred confidential information. Let’s work together to make our suburbs safer,” said Hattingh.
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