But one savvy homeowner named Owen has been flooded with praise after sharing the ‘wheelie bin hack‘ he swears by to help move two rubbish bins at once – and people are saying it’s “genius.”

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He demonstrated the quick and easy technique in a video he posted to TikTok (@mal247635), and people were quick to admit they “can’t believe they didn’t think of it sooner.”

In the short clip, which lasts 36 seconds, Owen gives a step-by-step look at exactly how he manages to move two bins in one go in a bid to save time.

“Well, after all these years of having wheelie bins and wheeling them one at a time to the front and wheeling them back one at a time, I can’t believe I’ve been doing that all these years when you can do this,” he says.

Owen then goes on to show how he attaches the two bins together.

Turning the bins to face the same direction, he places the green bin at the front and the brown bin behind.

Good thinking Batman! I put out mine and my neighbour’s bins. Clever

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Next, he opens up both of the bin lids, flipping the brown one all the way back so it sits inside the green bin.

Owen then closes the green bin’s lid on it to help secure the “chain”, which in turn, allows him to pull the green bin while the brown is automatically transported behind.

According to the savvy homeowner, his clever technique works on any size bin and is ideal for saving time in the evenings when you put your weekly rubbish out.

It wasn’t long before the post went viral, racking up a whopping 299k views and several comments from social media users.

“Good idea,” praised one.

A second commented: “Good thinking Batman! I put out mine and my neighbour’s bins. Clever.”

A third enthused: “He looks super happy with himself – love this!”

Meanwhile, a fourth branded the hack a “game changer,” while a further added: “You genius.”

I had a two-year bin war with my next door neighbour

Gemma Smith and Sophie Wood were engaged in a weekly feud for a year over their wheelie bins.

When Gemma moved next door to Sophie, 34, who is unemployed, in November 2020 they were civil to one another.

Gemma, who is single and doesn’t work due to stress, says: “Sophie seemed nice and we’d stop and exchange pleasantries.

“But it all changed at the beginning of 2022, when Sophie’s bin was full and she put her rubbish bag in mine.

“I took it out and put it on top of her bin.

“It fell off, gulls pecked at it and there was rubbish everywhere.”

Both women refused to clear up the mess, claiming it was the other one’s fault.

Gemma says: “I felt so angry.

“There was cat litter spread all over my drive — it was absolutely disgusting and we ended up shouting at each other.

“We were both as bad as each other — we’d walk past each other and I’d tell her she was a lazy cow and to clean up after herself.

“We’d scream insults at each other.”

Within six months Sophie had set up a CCTV camera and threatened to report Gemma to the council.

In retaliation, Gemma set up the baby monitor — which can record video — to try to pin more wrongdoing on Sophie.

Then last July Sophie spotted Gemma in tears on her doorstep following a burglary at her home.

Gemma says: “Sophie came straight round and asked if there was anything she could do.

“We are now the best of friends and help each other out all the time.”