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GARBAGE PICKUP

heart of savino — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:35:14 GMT

iS IT ME OR IS THERE A TRASH PICK UP RULE THAT THE GARBAGE MEN MUST LEAVE YOUR TRASH PAIL AND TOP AT YOUR NEIGHBORS HOME 3 HOUSE DOWN. I ACTUALLY SAW A GARBAGE MAN YELLED AT HIM BY HIS CO WORKER BECAUSE HE WAS NICE AND PUT THE TOP ON THE PAIL AND LEFT THE PAIL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE..

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freakygirl — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:37:43 GMT

give that nice garbage man a little christmas present. let him know you appreciate him and his efforts 😊

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tansy — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:43:37 GMT

@heart of savino, You may have a valid complaint but it sure seems to be pick-on service people week around here:/

Do you have your cap-lock key on for a reason?

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Suziepeach — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:50:45 GMT

@heart of savino, I'd call the company & ask.

I called ours to report one of the young men on his cellphone while holding on the back of the moving g'truck.. How stupid was that?

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GCR18 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 17:52:29 GMT

Can you use a can that has the lid attached or not put the lid on on pickup day? We have cans issued by the town. The truck pulls up and picks up the can. The driver doesn't have to leave his seat. It annoys me that some drivers let go of the can midair and it falls and sometimes rolls away. LOL. It's always a treat to see where your can ends up.

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Allegheny — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 18:01:30 GMT

Gosh, I don't have a clue. Best to call your collector's office. Waste management practices vary through out the nation.

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Meowingkitty — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:03:21 GMT

Didn't know they still had garbage men. In Arizona (I'm guessing most of the state) our plastic cans are given to us by the city and the garbage men sit in a truck, drive up to the curb in front of our house on trash day, push a button and an arm comes out and lifts the can overhead and dumps the contents into the truck. Same with recycling can. I think there is only one guy per truck unless he is training someone. We haven't had aluminum cans with actual trash people who rode on the back of a truck for decades.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:11:17 GMT

@Meowingkitty wrote:
Didn't know they still had garbage men. In Arizona (I'm guessing most of the state) our plastic cans are given to us by the city and the garbage men sit in a truck, drive up to the curb in front of our house on trash day, push a button and an arm comes out and lifts the can overhead and dumps the contents into the truck. Same with recycling can. I think there is only one guy per truck unless he is training someone. We haven't had aluminum cans with actual trash people who rode on the back of a truck for decades.

we still have garbage men who get off the truck, pick up the cans, and dump the contents into trash truck. same with recycling day. we purchase our own trash cans and recycling bins.

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bri20 — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:15:56 GMT

Our cans are issued by the Village. We have a regular trash can and a recycling can for paper and plastic. The driver sits in the truck and then the can is lifted above the truck and emptied. He doesn't really have to get out unless the can is somehow backwards.

Yard waste is a seperate truck that has men that manually load the garbage into the truck. Most people use cans or yard bags.

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tansy — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 19:52:47 GMT

@bri20 wrote:
Our cans are issued by the Village. We have a regular trash can and a recycling can for paper and plastic. The driver sits in the truck and then the can is lifted above the truck and emptied. He doesn't really have to get out unless the can is somehow backwards.

Yard waste is a seperate truck that has men that manually load the garbage into the truck. Most people use cans or yard bags.

Our trash in WA is done the same as @bri20 described. The lid is attached to the can. Recycling is handled the same way.

The AZ snowbird home has the strangest, labor-intensive system. There's an underground can with an attached porthole cover about halfway up our driveway. It holds two or three small trash sacks. We can leave up to 10 extra sacks by that contraption for pickup. Trash is picked up two times a week.

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pitdakota — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:02:08 GMT

Our trash can, recycle can, and yard waste container are all furnished by the city. Both the trash and recycle cans have lids attached by hinges. One man in the garbage truck operates the handle that attaches to the cans, lifts the can, and empties into the truck. That person doesn't need to get out of the truck.

Our cans are always placed back in the same spot, upright. No complaints here.

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Snoopp — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:05:57 GMT

@tansy do they pick up by machine for that underground garbage? It must take a while just to empty one container.

I put the lid on my can after pickup. As long as it's with the can and not down the street, I'm good. I did have one trash bin crack though so I try to keep them on the light side.

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tansy — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 20:43:54 GMT

@Snoopp wrote:
@tansy do they pick up by machine for that underground garbage? It must take a while just to empty one container.

I put the lid on my can after pickup. As long as it's with the can and not down the street, I'm good. I did have one trash bin crack though so I try to keep them on the light side.

No, @Snoopp. Someone hops down from the truck, walks halfway up the driveway, and bends down to pull the trash sacks out of the underground can. I think it was originally designed to make the neighborhood look good. I hope the trash collectors are well paid.

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Sooner — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:14:44 GMT

@Smoky wrote:
@heart of savino, I'd call the company & ask.

I called ours to report one of the young men on his cellphone while holding on the back of the moving g'truck.. How stupid was that?

People who work around trucks and equipment like farmers and such don't think a lot about that if the vehicle isn't moving at a rapid clip. I wouldn't have called the guy's boss on it because he probably needs the job really bad. He may have had an important call and I don't know if they get coffee breaks. . .

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heart of savino — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 21:29:33 GMT

our guys ride the trucks and get out and pick up the cans and leave them

supposely in your driveway.

i cant call because my neighbor called once for the same problem and his trash

wasnt picked up for days.his life was a mess after that drivers took revenge. on him

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Suziepeach — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 23:46:54 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
@Smoky wrote:
@heart of savino, I'd call the company & ask.

I called ours to report one of the young men on his cellphone while holding on the back of the moving g'truck.. How stupid was that?
People who work around trucks and equipment like farmers and such don't think a lot about that if the vehicle isn't moving at a rapid clip. I wouldn't have called the guy's boss on it because he probably needs the job really bad. He may have had an important call and I don't know if they get coffee breaks. . .

That's certainly not what was said by the company- they are NOT permitted to be riding on the back of the g'truck in motion, regardless of the speed using a cellphone. what if he'd of fallen under one of those big tires, run over by a vehicle behind them? The young man still works for the company, thank you, and there's no call that important to hang off a moving g'truck, doing between 30 and 40 miles an hour , holding on with one hand and talking on the other. In defense of myself, I called customer service,not his boss.. his boss is the driver and in charge of what these young people do.

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SilleeMee — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 00:56:22 GMT

My trashman drives one of those auto-loader trucks with the robo-arm. What bothers me the most is when my trashcan slips out of that robo-arm and falls INSIDE the disgusting truck! EEEWWW! It's happened too many times. I'm the one who has to touch the trashcan and bring it back to my house. So gross!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 04:52:15 GMT

We must be scraping the bottom of the barrel for subjects when all we have to discuss is problems with someone's local garbage service. How universally fascinating!

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circles — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 06:31:05 GMT

I live in an apartment...and I have to buy my own trash can and recycle can...fortunate for me...I just walk out on my back porch

and there is the trash can...don't even have to leave my porch...

I lost the lid ages ago....not the pick up mens fault...on windy days the lid takes off on its own....i finally got tired of looking for it so now my trash can is just open...

The men put my trash can back in its place...but I have to go out and put the bungee cord back on...they never do that...