05-03-2007, 05:52 PM
Wow! You've got good garbage men.
The garbage men in my old neighborhood won't take more than 3 bags and refuse to take cardboard boxes on recycling day unless they've been cut into strips no more than 3 inches wide and 18-inches long and tied in stacks no more than 8 inches high with real twine (as opposed to nylon). Even with full-compliance, they sometimes wouldn't take cardboard unless I called their supervisor. And large items or furniture often ended up rejected and thrown on our lawn even if we called for a special pickup.
We had to hire a professional "remover" to get rid of the garbage when we moved.
One benefit of living in an apartment: I have direct access to a dumpster.
The garbage men in my old neighborhood won't take more than 3 bags and refuse to take cardboard boxes on recycling day unless they've been cut into strips no more than 3 inches wide and 18-inches long and tied in stacks no more than 8 inches high with real twine (as opposed to nylon). Even with full-compliance, they sometimes wouldn't take cardboard unless I called their supervisor. And large items or furniture often ended up rejected and thrown on our lawn even if we called for a special pickup.
We had to hire a professional "remover" to get rid of the garbage when we moved.
One benefit of living in an apartment: I have direct access to a dumpster.