Title. Our building is serviced by the city for trash pickup. We have a trash can we no longer need. How do I get rid of it?
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bolyai t1_iszlxct wrote
This reminds me of Monica in Friends vacuuming her vacuum with a smaller vacuum, and wishing she had an even smaller vacuum to vacuum what would in that comedic premise be the medium vacuum.
-Im-A-Little-Teapot_ t1_isz5kvn wrote
What you see as a trash can you no longer need, others see as a parking space saver they could use.
man2010 t1_isz6p1n wrote
2 birds with 1 stone. Use it as a space saver and leave it for the city to pick up when the snow emergency is over
jabbanobada t1_isz5mmg wrote
This is tricky, happened to me once. I put a sign on the bin saying "take this broken bin, it is trash." I don't think they noticed it the first week but they took in the next.
giritrobbins t1_iszlbna wrote
Yup, exactly what my neighbors did. Worked perfectly
sixfootskunkplant t1_it1xqfr wrote
Yep, it works great. I've done it to my neighbors a few times, and they can't figure out why their trash cans keep disappearing.
tacknosaddle t1_isznerj wrote
I did something similar but I also perched the empty and broken bin on its side laying across the other barrels to make it more evident and didn't have an issue with them tossing it in the truck.
Warglebargle2077 t1_it05mrx wrote
Same here. Exactly.
cadilks t1_it0z49l wrote
That’s what we did when they had to come get one of ours because the squirrels got one of them.
We put a sign on it and flipped it upside down and the first week they just flipped it back over second week the my took it
zaahc t1_isz9qlt wrote
Is your trash collector the kind of truck that lifts the can up and then inverts it and shakes it into the truck? Is so, just grease that thing up. I recommend Crisco.
riski_click t1_isz9ieh wrote
put a sign on it that says "$10 obo." It will be gone in a day or two.
dyslexicbunny t1_iszejc7 wrote
Take your trash can out for a walk. Leave it somewhere along your walk. Chronicle its journey.
psychicsword t1_it2b15v wrote
IANAL but I think it should go without saying that you absolutely shouldn't document your trash can's journey before you illegally dump it.
Beantowncrash t1_iszbqob wrote
I have been here: I filled the trash can. I wrapped in plastic over the lid and wrote "trash take it all", all over it. They took it.
mattmacphersonphoto t1_iszeu0e wrote
I actually went through this same dilemma this summer! I ended up sawing it to pieces with a jig saw and put it in a trash bag.
0zapper t1_it0d210 wrote
I watched a neighbor do the same thing the other day. Hadn’t seen anyone cutting up a trash can before so I was fascinated to watch from my window.
MountainHopper t1_it1c2bg wrote
Same! Broke down after weeks of trying to figure out another way. Was quite satisfying.
Bosox71329 t1_iszg2lo wrote
I did this before in the city. Just tape a sign that says “barrel is trash, please take” or similar to the top.
getinthecar1 t1_iszhajf wrote
I can see the comedy now: consistently putting the trash can on the curb yet it never being taken 😂
Impressive_Donut_313 t1_it3gjwe wrote
It's an episode of Designing Women and it's hilarious
shiplesp t1_isz8elp wrote
I have had good luck emailing the public works department and asking such questions. Usually they just tell me when to leave the item out, assuming it is something that take, and they send someone (not the usual truck) to pick it up.
ZippityZooZaZingZo t1_isz9d2s wrote
What a predicament.
AMightyOak43 t1_iszq8k2 wrote
put a couple of signs on it.
Cautious_Leader_3487 t1_iszra9d wrote
Chop it up into little pieces and put the pieces in a proper trash can,
Twerks4Jesus t1_it084lc wrote
How dare you, that's my home.
crew1991 t1_it11h0i wrote
Spray paint another buildings street number on it and leave it outside. Nobody will be the wiser.
tomcat3121 t1_iszyjgv wrote
I cut mine with a saws all into panels and put it in another bucket.
not_a_dr_ t1_it03zun wrote
Put in on the street in front of a house you don’t own the night before a snowstorm.
batdesk t1_it0qc20 wrote
Post it as free on Craigslist, Buy Nothing group, or similar. Other people will definitely want it. New outdoor cans are about $40.
SweetIsland t1_it02gpc wrote
And while we’re at it, how do we recycle a recycle bin?
MrRemoto t1_it04y85 wrote
A Sawzall
Puzzleheaded_Ad_7204 t1_it0hq0p wrote
Do you have a dumpster at work?
bostonaliens t1_it0i0g4 wrote
WFH on trash day, come outside when the garage truck pulls up and ask the garbage man take it
cwinnyk t1_it0qbwt wrote
A sign on the lid saying "No longer needed, please take as trash" works.
XG2L5TM3WK t1_it11cpb wrote
As a long-time litter picker upper my go to method is to process junk into smaller pieces to fit in a trash bag. If the trash can is plastic just cut it with a sheet rock knife. If it's metal, stomp on it to make it flat or use aviation snips to cut it into pieces.
snizzelicious t1_it1y0q3 wrote
I posted this question on another site a few years ago and got shamed and flamed for not recycling it somehow. Top answer (I shit you not) was to cut it down and use it as a foot bath.
I ended up taking it to the dump and someone claimed it before I could toss it into the hopper. It had holes in the bottom and a fresh flock of maggots. He was instantly regretful and tossed it in the hopper himself
ButterAndPaint t1_it264h7 wrote
If it's one of the crappy newer plastic Rubbermaid ones, they are surprisingly easy to tear into pieces with your bare hands. The older Rubbermaid ones that actually last have become as sought after as old gas cans.
stayinspiredwill t1_it3cevu wrote
Woah trashception
Current_Ad_9840 t1_it3e69j wrote
You could also try posting it on an "everything is free" forum in your neighborhood. I'm sure someone will jump at taking it off your hands
tmotytmoty t1_it3efca wrote
If it's a city can, call the dept of sanitation and they will pick it up.
Laldog1958 t1_it5mthk wrote
Cut it in half with a sawzall
_Hack_The_Planet_ t1_it3h3uf wrote
I think you should recycle it.
SlightlyStoopkid t1_isz954k wrote
you need to put it in another, slightly bigger trash can