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Marthe48

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37. I haven't changed my habits

Reply to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #24)

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 06:10 PM

Apr 2020

So I don't know why I'm down to 1 bag.

I am on my own. My neighbors' college students kids have come home, and so have the grand dogs. They had just moved here recently, and maybe some of their earlier trash pick-up was debris from moving.

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'It's just a nightmare.' Trash collectors overwhelmed by rising amount of household waste [View all] riversedge Apr 2020 OP

There should be a corresponding decrease in corporate and institutional trash generation but AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #1

normally i would be generating piles of documents at work, Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #13

There is a decrease in work related trash. the article speaks of it. riversedge Apr 2020 #22

Not shocking jimfields33 Apr 2020 #2

And that's an important lesson. Igel Apr 2020 #3

Good points. Definitely thought provoking jimfields33 Apr 2020 #4

Yes, But Are You Employed RobinA Apr 2020 #25

"businesses do the least possible, expending the fewest possible resources" jberryhill Apr 2020 #28

apartment dumpster are overflowing in so cali..all these people at home Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #11

Local governments can hire richdj25 Apr 2020 #5

Thankfully our town is still picking up.. Historic NY Apr 2020 #6

I love the BYEDON graphic! Lucinda Apr 2020 #8

The Truth About The Toilet Paper Shortage All In MSNBC turbinetree Apr 2020 #7

Thank you for posting that. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #12

Yepper spot on.................... turbinetree Apr 2020 #14

Now they got to figure where to store it in the house. .... Historic NY Apr 2020 #21

Yesterday morning I was walking my dog and the trash cans people had put out were Mike 03 Apr 2020 #9

Our Trash Service Sent Out A Notice smb Apr 2020 #26

Actually have less at the curb Marthe48 Apr 2020 #10

My husband and I have been trying to figure this out. Pacifist Patriot Apr 2020 #24

I haven't changed my habits Marthe48 Apr 2020 #37

I have less trash also, having stopped all non-necessity shopping. Less packaging to discard, maybe? chia Apr 2020 #29

Very possible Marthe48 Apr 2020 #38

Not to mention all the disposal plastic PPE DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #15

I buy much less plastic bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #16

While I can understand the amount of residential garbage increasing shouldn't cstanleytech Apr 2020 #17

A lot of businesses have large bins that use different trucks than curbside residential. Tech Apr 2020 #32

Send it all to Trump Properties Blue Owl Apr 2020 #18

Who'd Notice The Difference? smb Apr 2020 #27

our condo trash room is way less full than usual nt msongs Apr 2020 #19

My garbage has gone down quite a bit jmbar2 Apr 2020 #20

good on you. really. riversedge Apr 2020 #23

All essential workers should get Medals. LakeArenal Apr 2020 #30

This makes no sense to me titaniumsalute Apr 2020 #31

The equipment (trucks) used to pick up my neighborhood trash cans is different ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2020 #33

Why not just do what we pay for without comment? Brainfodder Apr 2020 #34

Damn,that's the cleanest trash truck I've ever seen...... Bengus81 Apr 2020 #35

This makes sense Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #36

Outrageous that the government is not zentrum Apr 2020 #39