How often do you take out a full bag of garbage?

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Anonymous wrote:You just don’t know what their circumstances are. Medical issues can create lots of waste. So can dismembering bodies in the basement. I’m sure there’s a lot in between.

This is a perfect answer.

[Anonymous]

Family of 5, no kids in diapers. There’s usually 1 bag of trash taken out a week, but I take out any meat packaging, grease or anything that may start to smell right away. We also recycle almost all packaging and compost. We will sometimes start a second bag, but most weeks it’s just one.

[Anonymous]

One bag a week plus recycling. I have similar neighbors where the large trash bin you roll to the street is overflowing every week, probably 10 full bags of garbage. I just don’t get it. I don’t have to get it, just makes me perplexed as I drive by.

[Anonymous]

Recently found out that a friend doesn't break down boxes and recycles them and simply throws them in the trash without compacting them or breaking them down in any way - if you are a big online shopper that could add up very quickly!

[Anonymous]

About twice a week since we started composting. Compost goes out three times a week, recycling close to every day.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't understand. Where are you keeping your trash if you don't take it out every night? Even if we have a very small bag of trash, we take it to the outside bin every night. We don't want bugs or worse in the house.

People have lids on their trash cans?

Yes, kitchen trash can has a lid. But I just never heard of people not taking kitchen/food trash out every night. I will say that I have a friend whose house always has a slight rotten food smell to it, and it is occurring to me that they don't take their trash out regularly. I would never not be friends with her because of it, but I always think something is rotting. A glass of wine and you forget all about it.

Food trash goes to compost pile, not trash can. We take average 1 1/2 bags of trash a week to the bin.

[Anonymous]

Family of 4 - but we compost and recycle. Trash is 1-1.5 bags a week.

[Anonymous]

I am confused. Do people really keep their trash inside their house and only take it out 1, maybe 2x/week? Where do you keep your trash indoors?

And what size bags are you talking about?

I take one small bag of trash out/night. They all partially fill one green leaf bag.

[Anonymous]

I use trash cans/bags the size of grocery bags. On average, my family of three (and two cats) generates: 1 bag of compost a week, 1-2 bags of trash (this includes the results of cleaning the litter box which is a good portion of it), 2 bags of recycling (the milk cartons will get you). Three bags a day, especially assuming the larger standard trash can sized bags, is so much! Although if I didn’t compost in might bring out trash nightly to avoid the smell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am confused. Do people really keep their trash inside their house and only take it out 1, maybe 2x/week? Where do you keep your trash indoors?

And what size bags are you talking about?

I take one small bag of trash out/night. They all partially fill one green leaf bag.

We use one kitchen bag a week that is rarely full. Trash stays inside because we compost, recycle, and are vegetarian. We book a lot of food from bulk, like large bags of rice and beans or unpackaged produce. Trash is mostly tissues, dental floss, and parts of packaging that aren't recyclable. I emptied the trash can more often when we ate meat

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand. Where are you keeping your trash if you don't take it out every night? Even if we have a very small bag of trash, we take it to the outside bin every night. We don't want bugs or worse in the house.

In a trash can…
Do you empty your cans even if they’re not full?

Yes. I don't want any possible food stuffs left out in trash overnight inside. Not everything can go down the disposal. I literally have never heard of anyone not taking the trash out at night.

You have heard of it now. We take the trash out when it is full (or if it smells). Try not taking it out tonight and see what happens! It will be ok…

[Anonymous]

We have one full tall kitchen sized bag of trash PER DAY. Sometimes 2!!!!

Family of 4, but everyone is ALWAYS home. We don’t recycle (because recycling is literally a scam) and we use paper plates for everything (so long as the kardashians and Taylor swift fly everywhere in private jets, I’m using paper plates to help my family cope).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cut up body parts need to be taken out every day.

*nods grimly*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand. Where are you keeping your trash if you don't take it out every night? Even if we have a very small bag of trash, we take it to the outside bin every night. We don't want bugs or worse in the house.

In a trash can…
Do you empty your cans even if they’re not full?

Yes. I don't want any possible food stuffs left out in trash overnight inside. Not everything can go down the disposal. I literally have never heard of anyone not taking the trash out at night.

I've never heard of anyone taking out their trash nightly.

[Anonymous]

Since I now live alone, about every 2-3 days.

However when I had children + cats - 🐈‍⬛ it used to be everyday……occasionally 2x/day.