Some of us have to haul our own garbage. I generally make a run every other week. On the occasions I have chicken or turkey carcasses in the garbage the whole mess can get ripe and very unpleasant to handle. I have to load the garbage bags from the cans into the truck, drive to the dump station, and throw the sometimes juicy bags into the transfer pit.
Carcasses can be a problem. I have done this process for years, and only recently took this particular action. I bagged the turkey carcass from Thanksgiving separately, and dropped it in a three gallon bucket. I dropped the bucket into the garbage can, and over the top dropped the rest of the weeks garbage.
At the transfer station I had no problem with moving the nasty thing to the transfer floor. Just tip the bucket and drop the bagged carcass into the pile below. Bring the bucket home, rinse it, and put it aside for future fun.
It is such a simple, elegant solution to a messy problem. Why didn't I think of that earlier?
Those of you who have someone else to manage your garbage might want to reflect on how much of a service is being provided. It is easy to forget how many people are involved in making our lives better.
Imagine what it would be like to have to live with our leavings.
Compost, anyone?
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Hope you are enjoying the holidays, Michael. ~xx
I figured out that if I use the plastic grocery bags and double or triple bag the drippy stuff, it will be fine in the regular indoor garbage until emptied. No smell, no drips, no bugs. That works for me - I usually empty mine about once a week.
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