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I found it difficult to think about trash pick up without trash cans, but it actually turns out to be a nice thing. First of all, many don't have room for trash cans, secondly, trash is picked up two times each week, so unless you're a pretty messy person, you will probably only put out one bag for each pick up.

We had a feral cat in our neighborhood and it did get into the trash bags. Solved that by putting out the bags on the morning of pickup instead of the night before. Other neighbors have sprinkled ammonia or sprayed their trash with Lysol spray and that seemed to keep critters away from the trash. Honestly, no beastie has been in our trash in quite a while.

When we moved in, we just put our flattened boxes out tied together and the trash people took them. That was before there was recycling pickup. You can always break them down and put them out with the recyclables on the day those are picked up...or you can give them away. Every once in a while someone needs moving boxes.

I've seen old BBQ's out for pick up when I'm out and after trash pick up, they're gone so I've assumed that the items were picked up. You can always call the utilities company and ask. There doesn't seem to be that once a month pick up you're familiar with, here. There is hazardous waste drop off once a year. One year it's in Wildwood, the next year it's in Bushnell. If there are places to take things in between, I'm not familiar with them.

Here's the number for North Sumter Utility Company....(352)750-0000.

Congratulations on your new home and Welcome to The Villages!