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Kaleva

(37,992 posts)
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 05:07 AM Jun 2018

Disposing of household garbage during frugal times.

Another thing to consider, if in case an emergency arises, is what one is going to do with household garbage as regular garbage pickup services may be interrupted for a period of time.

It may be a good idea to know how much garbage one normally has and guesstimate how much garbage you may produce during an emergency with the understanding you may not be out shopping much during such times. Make changes now to reduce that amount in case one has to hold garbage on site for days or weeks.

I have curbside garbage pickup every two weeks and normally I set out one garbage can containing a couple of 13 gallon garbage bags so my wife and I don't have much trash to begin with. We compost cardboard, newsprint, vegetable and fruit waste year-round. I had a burn barrel in the backyard up until a few years ago and I could set up another one as I have an unused metal garbage can which could be used for such. Rinsed out metal containers could be flattened out with a sledgehammer to reduce the space they take up.

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Disposing of household garbage during frugal times. (Original Post) Kaleva Jun 2018 OP
as i have worked to reduce food waste this issue is reduced somewhat dembotoz Jun 2018 #1
Your condo assoicaition may not say anything about a inside worm farm Kaleva Jun 2018 #2
Bait for bear meat. safeinOhio Jun 2018 #3
 

dembotoz

(16,922 posts)
1. as i have worked to reduce food waste this issue is reduced somewhat
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 06:14 AM
Jun 2018

the condo association frowns on burn barrels and composting

Kaleva

(37,992 posts)
2. Your condo assoicaition may not say anything about a inside worm farm
Thu Jun 14, 2018, 06:23 AM
Jun 2018

that would be used for disposing of compostable waste.

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