[dillywho]

Originally Posted by tpop1

I've seen it put out a day or 2 early when owner has gone traveling.

It's not too big a deal as long as it's not everyone and it's not often!

Have not seen any raccoon damage though.

"I may not be able to define when it is too big a deal, but I'll know it when I see it!!!!!"

Putting the trash out a couple of days before pickup day is an open invitation for burglers. One of our neighbors found that out the hard way when he put his out on Friday for Monday pickup. (He doesn't do it anymore.)

When you have travel plans, arrange for a neighbor to do it for you. That's what we all do around here. Sometimes, if we have more than one bag, we put one of them in front of an absent neighbor's just so it looks like someone is there.