[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by billethkid

Perhaps the current method is least cost?
Least unsightly?

Originally Posted by Abby10

I like not having to deal with trash cans in TV. Up north, they always seem so unsightly and then there's the problem with people leaving them out too long, wind blowing them over, and they can get pretty heavy even with wheels. Never thought it was cheapness on the part of the developer - husband and I thought it was just a better way to keep the community looking nicer. If there is a major problem with bags being torn open though, I can see the reason to change the current system.

Yes, the current method is the least cost, for the developer, not the homeowner who has to purchase the plastic bags.
And it amazes me that no one cares that these bags do not disintegrate in the landfills.
It's as though no one cares about future generations (grandchildren?) because that who these contaminates will affect.

There are trash bags which are ripped open with trash and garbage strewn all over the street.
Is there anything more unsightly than that???

Why do people make excuses that trash cans are unsightly and because they aren't taken back in when you think it should be done.
If there are "rules" regarding when trash can be placed out, there would be "rules" for when the receptacles have to be taken back in.