Phoenix and in-ground trash receptacles full of water

[motormaker]

My Dads home in Green Valley had the in ground containers.

[ElleTea]

Originally Posted by MalteseJane

not as ugly as the garbage bins sitting at the curb on trash days. And no need to run after the bins rolling down the street on a stormy day.

Garbage bins are out for one day, the in ground receptacles are ALWAYS there. The pics provided show that homeowners have to walk by them every time they go in or out of their front door. I only see my wheelie bins on trash days or when I have to put something in them. Otherwise they are out of sight. Big difference.

[wase4711]

they look like mini bomb shelters..

[wit-nit]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

I find it odd that you have to bend down to the ground to throw away your trash in the communities where people most often have trouble bending down. I'm nowhere near Sun City age, and I'm glad I don't have to do that.

You don't have to bend down, they all have a foot pedal, you step on it and the lid pops up and you drop your trash in to it. e-z peasy.

[wit-nit]

Originally Posted by ElleTea

Garbage bins are out for one day, the in ground receptacles are ALWAYS there. The pics provided show that homeowners have to walk by them every time they go in or out of their front door. I only see my wheelie bins on trash days or when I have to put something in them. Otherwise they are out of sight. Big difference.

They're not out by the door, they're in the ground next to the driveway at the street curb. Most blend in here to the desert landscaping. Everyone we know loves them. Beats having smelly garbage cans in the garage or near a door.

[Hal Roach]

I heard of that from a Sgerman guy looking at one of my condos in Thailand, and of course the Sgermans are the cleanest people on earth.. just ask them.

[Valley Native]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

I find it odd that you have to bend down to the ground to throw away your trash in the communities where people most often have trouble bending down. I'm nowhere near Sun City age, and I'm glad I don't have to do that.

Quite a few of today's senior citizens are in better shape than a lot of the younger generations, who spend half of their lives staring at their phones and get little to no physical activity. Today's seniors are far more active and don't have as many of those "old age" problems like many seniors of the past. The stereotype portraying retirement communities as nothing but saggy, blue haired women, or white haired grumpy men with tons of physical ailments is outdated.

[fluffythewondercat]

Originally Posted by wase4711

they look like mini bomb shelters..

Ah, now I understand why we're always told the cockroaches will survive World War III! It's the in-ground trash receptacles!

[4khansen]