[Mrs. Robinson]

Well -- Friday is our normal trash day. You know -- regular trash but not recyclables.
I don't buy bags for trash; we use whatever is handy from shopping or anything else.

So we put out our trash in a sort of white semi-translucent bag. Late in the afternoon we noticed that our bag was the only bag that was not picked up.

Enlightenment hit us like a ton of bricks.
We weren't taught this in college, mind you . . .

White or clear bags are only to be used for recyclables -- period! You cannot use them for ordinary trash.
The trash men will not pick up this no-color bag, even when it is a trash only day (as opposed to trash and recyclables).
Ordinary trash is to be put in a different color bag, preferably black, but never clear or white!

If this has ever happened to you, now you know the rules.
Like I said, we never learned about this in college, but the trash men sure did.

[Cobh521]

We use clear trash bags for our recyclable trash. We use the white tall trash can bags for our normal trash. Have never had a problem. I believe we were told this or there was documentation somewhere explaining this.

[billethkid]

I suspect most villages are like ours with two pick ups per week. However, only one day for recycle material.

If you put it out the wrong day...it will not get picked up.

I forgot and put cardboard out the wrong day and it was there the end of the day. Having so much fun in TV I forgot what day it was/is.

[dbussone]

White bags are fine for regular trash. Clear or semi-translucent are for recyclables. (Black is also ok for regular trash.) Never had a problem. You must have cut that class in college. [emoji41]


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[golfing eagles]

Never used anything but white bags for regular trash and never have a problem. OP, have you used similar bags before and have they been rejected? If not, maybe it was a one time oversight.

[ColdNoMore]

Sanitation FAQ

How do I dispose of household waste, recyclables and yard waste?

- Household waste should be placed in standard dark, sealed 20-30 gallon trash bags. Each bag should weigh no more than forty (40) pounds.

- Recyclables should be placed in clear plastic bags.

-Yard waste should be bundled, tied and placed at the end of your driveway. Tree limbs and branches may not exceed four (4) feet in length. Lawn clippings and similar yard waste should be placed in biodegradable bags.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by ColdNoMore

Sanitation FAQ

Well, I guess our garbage men did not read the bit about only dark bags of a certain dimension for household trash because they pick up my trash in a Publix bag every time they come around.

By the way, we originally retired to a rural community in northern NH and had to go to the dump to get rid of our trash, so I really, really appreciate this great garbage pick up in TV!

[jeriteri]

Well they don't sell 13 gal dark bags so if we have to follow the dark bag rule we'll have to put our white bags in the dark bags. Is this to help the sale of dark bags? As far as I'm concerned on the garbage only day they should pick up anything we put out there. Once it's in the ground who cares what color it is. Just saying!!

[Chi-Town]

Was advised by neighbors to use black bags for regular trash to discourage the blackbirds and critters. Seems to work.

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[Carla B]

Yep. We learned about clear bags the hard way too, years ago, when my husband chased down the garbage truck after they didn't pick ours up. They explained that the garbage bags can be any color except clear and/or semi-transparent.

We also often put the garbage in the Publix bags or Beall's or TJ Maxx or whatever we have and tie them together; and there never is a problem with the pickup. My husband wants to hoard Publix bags because he read that Florida is considering banning plastic grocery bags. In that case, he'll be forced to BUY (bad word) garbage bags, which seems illogical to him in that it creates more plastic at the landfill.

[Taltarzac725]

Rarely have had any problems with whatever bags we put out.

[John_W]

Originally Posted by jeriteri

Well they don't sell 13 gal dark bags so if we have to follow the dark bag rule we'll have to put our white bags in the dark bags. Is this to help the sale of dark bags? As far as I'm concerned on the garbage only day they should pick up anything we put out there. Once it's in the ground who cares what color it is. Just saying!!

Here in Tamarind Grove, which is near Seabreeze Rec Center, they take our 13 gallon white bags filled with trash every Monday and Thursday without fail. I buy them at Walmart, the generic brand, 44 bags for about $6.98. I have a full size 30 gallon can in the garage that I use black bags. Whenever I put it out on a Monday or Thursday, the trashman take our 30 gallon black bags, no problems. We recycle and use the clear 30 gallon Walmart generic bags that cost about 30 for $6.98, and they take them every Thursday.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Mrs. Robinson

Well -- Friday is our normal trash day. You know -- regular trash but not recyclables.
I don't buy bags for trash; we use whatever is handy from shopping or anything else.

So we put out our trash in a sort of white semi-translucent bag. Late in the afternoon we noticed that our bag was the only bag that was not picked up.

Enlightenment hit us like a ton of bricks.
We weren't taught this in college, mind you . . .

White or clear bags are only to be used for recyclables -- period! You cannot use them for ordinary trash.
The trash men will not pick up this no-color bag, even when it is a trash only day (as opposed to trash and recyclables).
Ordinary trash is to be put in a different color bag, preferably black, but never clear or white!

If this has ever happened to you, now you know the rules.
Like I said, we never learned about this in college, but the trash men sure did.

Are you sure you had the bags out in time? Reason I ask is that our trash gets picked up as early as 6am on Friday's. Several times I've put it out later than that, and I missed the truck.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

We use a small trash bin or mini dumpster on wheels.

[MrGolf]

We use white for trash for the past year and never had an issue. There have been times when we added last minute tied Publix bags. They have taken them as well. While on the subject of trash, we have a neighbor who puts his garbage out around noon or one pm the day before its picked up. At first I thought he was going away. Now he does it weekly. The Community watch people drive by and turn a blind eye to it. A little annoying as birds get into it and tear bags open half the time.