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Old 08-01-2022, 08:12 PM
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I think it's time for folks to be reminded that garbage put out by the curb for collection is to be put out in black plastic bags, not garbage cans. Garbage cans put more physical stress on the garbage men and cans left out by the curb, often for hours, can be rather unsightly and blow into street on windy days. I admit I am not familiar with the requirements in all the countries and villages the Villages now encompasses but it is the requirement where we live.
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In our village a trash can is a single use item. Whatever’s at the curb goes in the truck.
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In our village a trash can is a single use item. Whatever’s at the curb goes in the truck.
Yup, exactly. Can's, wheel barrows, boxes, you put it out they take it away.
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As reminder crows will less likely pick open black trash bag. All the picked open bags I see that crows have pulled trash out has been white.
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cans left out by the curb, often for hours, can be rather unsightly and blow into street on windy days.
Have you never walked outside during one of the summer storms we get, that happens to also be on trash pick-up day?
More than once, I've been out in the street & my front yard picking up wet flattened amazon boxes, small trash bags, water bottles, etc that had blown down wind from neighboring properties on trash day.
How unsightly & inconvenient is that to deal with?

I'd suspect a heavy trash can wouldn't be nearly as prone to 'relocate' its contents all over the neighborhood, but I understand the regs against them.

I do wish the The Villages has a centralized resident disposal area for excess trash/large items to be dropped off. It absolutely would make for a cleaner village. In the newly constructed villages, with people moving in, contractors still around, people unpacking, getting new appliances, landscaping being set up, etc .I've literally seen 6ft tall mounds of trash in driveways & yards, sitting out for days waiting for trash pick up...looked great! :/
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i use a trash can. leaving the white bags 'waiting' in the garage for trash day attracts bugs, & sometimes leak. it's just another mess to clean up. we have lots of crows on our end, they are'nt fussy about the color of the bags, & it's usually me that goes out to pick up the stuff they go thru when neighbors are out.
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Have you never walked outside during one of the summer storms we get, that happens to also be on trash pick-up day?
More than once, I've been out in the street & my front yard picking up wet flattened amazon boxes, small trash bags, water bottles, etc that had blown down wind from neighboring properties on trash day.
How unsightly & inconvenient is that to deal with?

I'd suspect a heavy trash can wouldn't be nearly as prone to 'relocate' its contents all over the neighborhood, but I understand the regs against them.

I do wish the The Villages has a centralized resident disposal area for excess trash/large items to be dropped off. It absolutely would make for a cleaner village. In the newly constructed villages, with people moving in, contractors still around, people unpacking, getting new appliances, landscaping being set up, etc .I've literally seen 6ft tall mounds of trash in driveways & yards, sitting out for days waiting for trash pick up...looked great! :/
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I think it's time for folks to be reminded that garbage put out by the curb for collection is to be put out in black plastic bags, not garbage cans. Garbage cans put more physical stress on the garbage men and cans left out by the curb, often for hours, can be rather unsightly and blow into street on windy days. I admit I am not familiar with the requirements in all the countries and villages the Villages now encompasses but it is the requirement where we live.
We have a new neighbor who is NOT new to the Villages but likes to violate every rule they can including putting a trash can at the curb! All it takes is one resident to do what they want and others start to follow
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We have a new neighbor who is NOT new to the Villages but likes to violate every rule they can including putting a trash can at the curb! All it takes is one resident to do what they want and others start to follow
After your neighbors put out their trash can you could tape a note to the can which says, "This trash can is trash" or "Please take this trash can, too!"

Yeah, I know that's being nasty but I was actually making a joke of the situation.
Actually, given the choice, I much prefer trash cans to trash bags.
They are much more civilized!!!
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Not saying I've seen all the trucks but the ones in our neighborhood have the can lift on the back. Our neighbor, who has lived in TV for 7-8 years now, uses a can, made to be lifted by the truck, and they leave his can by curb. Of course he's out there to take it in right away too. For me the issue is people leaving the garbage out overnight and the critters getting into it...
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Not saying I've seen all the trucks but the ones in our neighborhood have the can lift on the back. Our neighbor, who has lived in TV for 7-8 years now, uses a can, made to be lifted by the truck, and they leave his can by curb. Of course he's out there to take it in right away too. For me the issue is people leaving the garbage out overnight and the critters getting into it...
Unfortunately we are at the start of the morning trash pickup, and if i do not puit the trash out the night before, the trash is typically picked up before i am out of bed, so my only option is to place it out the night before.
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Not saying I've seen all the trucks but the ones in our neighborhood have the can lift on the back. Our neighbor, who has lived in TV for 7-8 years now, uses a can, made to be lifted by the truck, and they leave his can by curb. Of course he's out there to take it in right away too. For me the issue is people leaving the garbage out overnight and the critters getting into it...
No critters in my area (north of 44, south of 466A). Haven't seen a problem in two years and haven't been told of any problems by the neighbors.
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I think it's time for folks to be reminded that garbage put out by the curb for collection is to be put out in black plastic bags, not garbage cans. Garbage cans put more physical stress on the garbage men and cans left out by the curb, often for hours, can be rather unsightly and blow into street on windy days. I admit I am not familiar with the requirements in all the countries and villages the Villages now encompasses but it is the requirement where we live.
Moving here years ago it was always plastic bags for awhile there were recycling boxes which were relocated by rain and wind. A while back a poster said he put lawn waste out in wheelbarrow and was taken assuming trash collection.
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No critters in my area (north of 44, south of 466A). Haven't seen a problem in two years and haven't been told of any problems by the neighbors.
No critters in your area?
Surely you jest!
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