Might as well not use the bin

Near where I live there is a public rubbish bin. It usually doesn't get filled but sometimes it does on the weekend.

The cleaners usually bring an extra bin, which has a lid, to increase capacity on weekends — so that people can continue to do the right thing when no one is around to empty the bins.

Unfortunately a lot of people would continue to dump their trash on top of an already-full, lid-less bin just to avoid opening the lid on the other bin. On windy days, that's basically lying to themselves that they have done the right thing, and otherwise the same as tossing trash onto the ground. Even if their trash doesn't get blown away, they're making life difficult for the person who has to empty the bin and tidy the area.

Don't be that person.