Steve B wrote:
"Red" wrote in message
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Round here, folks contract privately for weekly residential trash removal.
The company provides one of those 95 gallon wheeled bins with their name
on it which you roll out to the curb on pickup day.

I've been unhappy with my current hauler for a while now so didn't renew
service for the coming quarter but hired another company.

I called the old company today to let them know I was done with them as of
today which was my last pickup day of the quarter-- and asksed them to
come get their wheelie cart.

They said dit would be about 10 days until they could come get it and told
me to just leave it out by the curb. I told them a few days storage was
fine but a week and a half was not (ugly, smells bad, in the way,
neighbors unhappy, etc.) but they said 10 days was how long it's going to
take.

I guess at this point, I have several options (charging them $10 a day
rent to store their property on mine, escalating it to a supervisor,
calling the county zoning enforcement division and complaining of their
"litter" in my yard, etc.

I guess what I'm looking for here is the easiest way-- really don't want
to get into a ****ing contest over a stinkin' garbage can ...

Any suggestions?

I'd put a free sign on it, Scotch Taped on there, and yes, leave it on the
curb. They will either come get it, or it will disappear on its own. Once
you have notified them, it's not your responsibility. You did what was
right by notifying them. Now, if you want to be a Ned Flanders about it
(Homer Simpson's wimpy neighbor), yes, take it on to your property and hold
the stinky mess until they decide to come get it. Or just let it sit out
there and be an eyesore. Read your contract carefully to make sure they
can't yank your chain if it goes missing, which might be what they want.
Ever think of that?

Steve



The trash hauler probably has a scheduled route for picking up their
containers. I see no reason to be ****y about waiting 10 days for the
pickup. I'd probably clean it, too...that isn't rocket science and the
user is the one who created the "stink".