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I live in TOH, my neighbor leaves those small bags and they take them. My garbage can is also brought back up to my gate. Another neighbors is left to roll around in the street. We have left massive amounts of garbage and they always take everything. We have put 15 plus bags with heavy demo, yard brush, etc and it has never been a problem. With this being said, I also go out of my way to thank them, snacks and cold water on hot days, small tip and Christmas cookies during the holidays. Also being friendly and saying good morning if I see them, this goes a long way. Just my experience, they’ve gone above and beyond for me, I try to do the same for them.
- and do you dump your garbage directly into your garbage can?
And since I apparently have to explain this to you -most people I know place their garbage in plastic bags and then put those plastic bags in garbage cans.
So since you missed the point - we are talking about garbage men complaining about not wanting to pickup the little plastic grocery bags - instead of the big, store bought ones. So instead of one big bag - there are several small bags. INSIDE THE GARBAGE CAN. This isn't NYC so I didn't think it necessary to explain that part but I guess I did need to...
I'm not a mind reader.
Back on topic, I was waiting for my friend outside his home in Roslyn, and was surprised to see the sanitation workers walk up to the house to take garbage out of the cans. Lazy folks don't even need to take the trash to the curb. But it is interesting to see they open everyone's cans and reach in to pull out the trash.
Here in smithtown, they do as Queens. They flip the can into the truck, then dump the can on the street or front yard.
Back on topic, I was waiting for my friend outside his home in Roslyn, and was surprised to see the sanitation workers walk up to the house to take garbage out of the cans. Lazy folks don't even need to take the trash to the curb. But it is interesting to see they open everyone's cans and reach in to pull out the trash.
Here in smithtown, they do as Queens. They flip the can into the truck, then dump the can on the street or front yard.
I’ve seen them do this is Garden City too, I was stunned!
Here in smithtown, they do as Queens. They flip the can into the truck, then dump the can on the street or front yard.
It's pretty much the same where I live too. If it's windy, those cans roll all over the road. Otherwise, they throw the cans back on the curb. Yes, sometimes, not all of the garbage falls into the truck and it's left in the road or curb. If you don't use a can, the village will mail a summons/fine.
I’ve seen them do this is Garden City too, I was stunned!
Hated house-side pickup when I lived in GC....talk about being picky about what they take. Much prefer to roll my huge town-provided garbage can to the curb once a week and a self loading truck comes and picks it up and dumps whatever I put in it into the truck.
Back on topic, I was waiting for my friend outside his home in Roslyn, and was surprised to see the sanitation workers walk up to the house to take garbage out of the cans. Lazy folks don't even need to take the trash to the curb. But it is interesting to see they open everyone's cans and reach in to pull out the trash.
Here in smithtown, they do as Queens. They flip the can into the truck, then dump the can on the street or front yard.
In the TNH the taxes include side yard pick-up. If it is behind a gate in your yard they don't pick-up. They drag a large container from house to house, dump the contents and then dump about every second or third home into the truck. The recycle bins have to be taken to the curb. Where I am now, you roll our a large roller can and a single armed mechanical lift truck picks them up and dumps them into the truck and places it back where you rolled it to.
Back on topic, I was waiting for my friend outside his home in Roslyn, and was surprised to see the sanitation workers walk up to the house to take garbage out of the cans. Lazy folks don't even need to take the trash to the curb. But it is interesting to see they open everyone's cans and reach in to pull out the trash.
Here in smithtown, they do as Queens. They flip the can into the truck, then dump the can on the street or front yard.
Ah yes - I guess I just presumed everyone knew how it worked but apparently there is a wide disparity in neighborhoods how garbage is handled but this is exactly what my friend was saying - I'm gossiping I guess - but that's what he said they were complaining about. Friends decided to make use of all those plastic supermarket bags for things like food & pet refuge that can go out every day and leave papers and what not that can stay in the house longer in the bigger bags. Also apparently turns out he has one of those side yard pickups too - in fact - he's not allowed to put the garbage pails out front curbside. And turns out they told us they found out it isn't TOH its the village responsible - like the other posters said that - they don't want to bend down low to grab smaller bags out from the bottom of the bin - he thought it was reasonable - I think its ridiculously lazy since that IS the job.
Last edited by chattyneighbor; 11-05-2017 at 11:18 AM..
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