i cannot possibly express how much of a gigantic pain in the ass this is; it’s making more more slovenly than i want to be because it’s such an inconvenience to throw stuff away.
like should i buy a hand truck? that wouldn’t help for garbage bags
Step 1: get a box
Step 2: cut a whole in that box
Step 3: put your junk in that box
Step 4:
Oh sorry wrong chat
Step 6: after fermentation process is complete,…
eh just put it all down the garbage disposal
That’s why they call it that, right?
Zipline
Do you have access to money? It sounds like you need a drone, however if you want to fully fill your garbage bags up it will probably require a heavy lift drone. I have found a link for an agricultural drone that should suit your needs.
Lmao
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sensible too!
Holy shit that site is so bad on mobile
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When did we decide it was okay to open the play store without user input?
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Yeah Firefox prompted me as well, sadly cancel still doesn’t let you view this and is just an endless loop. Weird that they insist this much on using the app that the other option is useless… I’m guessing only non mobile version works ok.
Out of curiosity: what is a “car’s drive away” according to fellow Americans? I mean how many meters would that be?
One American football field
Am American and there’s not enough context to know. I’m guessing OP lives in a city, and is using “a car’s drive” to mean any distance that he doesn’t want to drag trash to. Anything longer than a city block, maybe?
I give op props, because I refuse to live anywhere that doesn’t have an in-unit washer/dryer and dishwasher, much less a place that has no elevator and no trash shoot. Fuuuuck that.
In my experience, about five or six parking meters.
What about e-meters?
About tree fiddy e-meters
I guess, just a tad too long for an easy walk.
I’m guessing they live in a large sprawling suburban apartment complex whose trash facilities were designed to be out of the way and unobtrusive rather than functional and convenient.
My last apartment was in a place kind of like that. It sat on a lot that was probably about eight city blocks. For the entire complex they had eight dumpsters in four trash enclosures around the perimeter, two of which were toward the front of the complex, and the other two toward the middle. If you lived at the back of the complex you’d have to carry your trash for at least a block and a half to dispose of it. It wasn’t uncommon to see people driving to the trash enclosure with bags of trash balanced on their car’s trunk lid.
It’s when you are speeding down the highway and huck bags of garbage out your window, then you drive the car away. It’s the most economical way to dispose of waste because it doesn’t cost anything or end up in a landfill.
I’m trying to imagine how much garbage you’re producing for it to be a gigantic pain in the ass.
The best solution seems to be to reduce your waste or exercise a bit.
Stop buying trash. No Really, use reusable bags, insulated grocery bags, silicon bags. https://www.amazon.com/Stasher-Bag-Leakproof-Dishwasher-Safe-Eco-friendly/dp/B087XBR564 https://www.amazon.com/BAGHOME-Insulated-Shopping-Grocery-Cooler/dp/B06XJNKMGW https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Organic-Cotton-Produce-Bags/dp/B07Z2SPLMT/
Get a compost bucket for food waste rather than tossing it in the trash. Even if you dont compost it, separating food waste from trash means you can bring just the bucket to the dumpster when needed and it wont stink up a half full garbage bag.
If you buy things that come in packaging ask for scissors or a knife at checkout and cut off the packaging before leaving a store.
Dont order shit online, again seriously if you dont buy a bunch of junk from Amazon (even though I linked it) you wont have all that packaging that needs to be trashed/recycled.
If your not buying trash/packaging, and not bringing it home then you wont have to take out that same trash.
Gee, what a totally realistic suggestion
There’s always a way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhYEOG9LOIk
Is the dumpster within line of sight? If so, zip line.
Or zip line to your trunk and then drive it to the dumpster. Afraid to say I have in fact done this… Long rope one end tied to balcony support and the other on the support arm for the trunk then tied bags together in pairs and sent them down riding a wash cloth (i was worried friction would tear through the bags…). Then walk down and load it in the trunk, untie the car and drove it to the dumpsters like 1/4 mile away.
I did it in the middle of the night, less witnesses.
If not? Trebuchet.
Trebuchet! Trebuchet! Trebuchet!
You can get a cart that’s more along the lines of a hand truck - more vertically shaped. They’re often folding too, so you don’t have to take up toouch space. A regular hand truck would work too if that’s all that’s available by taking the whole trash bin rather than just loose bags
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I did forget about the stairs. In that case I’d ask OP how big the window is
To add to the other comments: try to reduce how much stuff you generate that needs to be thrown in the dumpster. Of course, from the sounds of things, juggling a small bag of trash plus a bin of paper, a bin of plastic, a bin of glass and a bin of all other recyclables would be even more of a headache. Maybe start up a program with the other tenants who must be having the same issues?
its good exercise, you could get a shopping cart thing and use it for the trash bags.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
My idea: Buy a big trash can with wheels and a lid that seals. If no wheels then add wheels by strapping it to a hand truck. Add trash until full then empty in dumpster. Small bags into large can then large can into dumpster.
Also, you did not mention recycling. How does that work where you are? Most of my waste goes into recycling.
