EDMONTON – For ten days, a rusty old rental bin took up space on a St. Albert family’s driveway who had no idea who it belongs to.
“I just saw someone come up to the driveway with this bin and he basically asked me, ‘Which side do you want it parked on?’ So I took a look and said, ‘Park it on the left there.’ And I didn’t really think anything suspicious of it because I was having a roofing job done within a couple days, and I was aware that they need to place the damaged shingles into the bin,” recalled Christel Konanz.
But when the roofers arrived with their own bin, and didn’t know anything about the one that was already there, Konanz began to get concerned.
She called dozens of local bin rental services, trying to track down the company it belongs to.
“It was quite frustrating trying to explain over and over my situation, and none of them have panned out.”
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The only identifying marker on the black bin reads “Western Dump Trailers LLC, Carson City, Nevada.” When you try to look up the company online, though, the phone number is no longer in service since the company closed a few years ago. Since then, the bin could have been sold a number of times to anyone.
One of her neighbours suggested moving it onto the street, but Konanz worries she might be held liable for that and fined by the City of St. Albert. Plus, special towing equipment would be required.
The heavy bin is currently blocking one side of the family’s garage.
“They might pick it up eventually, but we can’t have it sitting here indefinitely so I’m not sure what my options are if they don’t come for it,” the frustrated homeowner said.
But Konanz’s frustration appears to be over. After Troubleshooter Julie Matthew’s story aired on Global Edmonton’s News Hour Monday, Konanz received a number leads, and it turns out the bin belongs to a small operator who is currently on vacation.
With files from Julie Matthews, Global News
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