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We have two wheeled bins for trash, and one wheeled recycle bin. The only time we use both trash cans is when my wife is gardening, and has dead foliage to get rid of. We can put just about anything non toxic in our trash cans. The city runs a toxic waste disposal site that I can take my antifreeze, used oil, paint, florescent or mercury vapor bulbs to them for free, well no additional costs.
Once every other month they have "bulk disposal" pickup. So tree limbs, appliances, fence panels, furniture, dead water heaters, and anything to large for the trash can is picked up. The scavengers provide a free "service: of picking up any appliance and repairing and selling them, or stripping them and selling the metal scrap. Lawn mowers and lawn equipment are grabbed right away before the trash guys get there.
I used to work in a light industrial area. No residences at all. We could put out almost anything on the curb, and it was picked up by the scavengers in short order.
We likely have different man picking up the trash each week. We have a random postal worker deliver the mail. We never have any idea who it will be. Our mail box is a solid large brick pillar with a mail box in it next to the street.
I am a generous tipper, but I would never think to tip the trash man, or the mail delivery person, anymore than the UPS driver or the Amazon driver. They are just random employees paid to do a job.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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