Flex Tape or Better Solution for Bandaging up a Broken Garbage Bin Lid

AlienC on 07/11/2021 - 18:01
Last edited 07/11/2021 - 18:44 by 1 other user

My genius of a house mate somehow broke the red garbage bin lid at the joint so now I have the privileged lucky task to fix it.

I am thinking to just flex tape or duct tape it for now to hold it give it a bit more life while I research and study a proper way to fix it.

It's still in one piece thankfully no holes just the left side is now not joined together so I'm going to reinforce it before we become that house with a funny looking lid.

Yeah never share house with old crazy people man.. The savings is not worth it.

So where is the best place to get some flex tape.

Trying to find the best $/m I know this will come in handy for a few other things in future like ghetto repairing a window he somehow broke with his microwave don't ask I don't know.

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Comments

  • Ocker on 07/11/2021 - 18:15
    +18

    Our local council will replace lids at no cost?

    • AlienC on 07/11/2021 - 18:35
      -1

      Oh TIL. Maybe I will ring council tomorrow or next time I'm free with the owner.

      • Richardc on 07/11/2021 - 21:45

        Some councils you can apply for repair on their website.

    • EightImmortals on 07/11/2021 - 19:11

      Yup, we needed a wheel replaced on ours. Just give the council a call a few days before the next bin collection night and they'll sort it for you.

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 07/11/2021 - 18:15
    +6

    Check with your local council. Our lid was torn off by the rubbish truck during collection, they put me in contact with the waste company, who came around and fixed it next day for free. This is in SA, YMMV.

  • Derrick Crane on 07/11/2021 - 18:16
    +2

    Get in touch with your council. They will repair or replace it.

  • Presence on 07/11/2021 - 18:46

    Find something made of plastic (old chopping board), cut it to size, massage to shape with a heat gun/stove, then glue it over the crack like a large band aid.

  • JimmyF on 07/11/2021 - 19:09
    +2

    Photos? Hard to say really…..But as others have said, try the council for a free replacement.

    • sween64 on 07/11/2021 - 20:10
      +2

      I'd like an MS Paint image.

    • FeedingTheSnail on 07/11/2021 - 20:57
      +3

      I'd like a photo just so I can say: That's A Lotta Damage!

  • love2buy on 07/11/2021 - 20:48

    Zip ties came to my mind. Might need to drill some new holes.

    • AlienC on 07/11/2021 - 20:48

      Thought about that but i don't see that lasting a year.

  • bmerigan on 07/11/2021 - 21:48
    +1

    Go on the council website and book to get the lid replaced. No cost.

  • Euphemistic on 07/11/2021 - 21:51

    If the lid is not hanging on properly the garbage truck is likely to finish it off. They get pretty rough.

    Don’t use duct tape. It leaves residue that makes it hard to stick other stuff. Glue of any type is unlikely to stick well.

    If you can’t get it repaired by council, plastic weld or brace it with some aluminium or other stuff and rivet/zip tie/screw together.

    Our bin has a split up the side. I cut some sheet metal to size, bent it roughly to shape and rivetted it on because the council won’t replace bins older than 5 years or something.

  • Baysew on 07/11/2021 - 23:05

    Just whip one up with your 3D printer.

  • lost in transit on 07/11/2021 - 23:20

    SOS tape maybe a quick fix.

  • PissLUR on 08/11/2021 - 00:30
    +1

    The bin belongs to the council, get them to fix it.

  • Waltervp on 08/11/2021 - 08:01

    Small price to pay for a tenant. Try getting young people and get much more damage around the house! Sharing always means sacrifice but the extra few hundred a week or more is worth it!

    And…. my lid got same damage! I keep on putting carefully crafted sticks and branches in! My guys are professional men aged 25-35… and I've had various tenants. Best ones are friendly ones that don't drink and smoke excessively, and if all they damage is the bin that's fantastic!!!

  • reddevilcat on 08/11/2021 - 08:07
    +1

    used gorilla tape on my cracked bins a few years ago: still going strong

    • bamzero on 08/11/2021 - 12:02

      Yeh my recycle bin had a big crack in the lid. Could have rang council for a replacement I guess but thought I'd try to repair, less landfill and all that.. Filled crack with silicone. Did the job, no more filling with rain.

      The other bin that the rubbish truck dragged down the street though, that was beyond repair.

      • moar bargains on 08/11/2021 - 12:39

        Meta question: Do they recycle broken recycling bins? 🤔

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