On Fri, 08 Feb 2019 13:58:17 -0500, Nil
wrote:

On 07 Feb 2019, Clare Snyder wrote in
alt.home.repair:

Here in Waterloo recycling is weekly and garbage every 2 weeks

Huh! Seems backward. Here in my Boston suburb, garbage is weekly and
recycling is every 2 weeks. That works out about right because if I
ever come close to filling the recycle bin, it takes at least two
weeks. And I'd hate to keep stinky garbage around any longer than a
week, especially in the summer.
Here we have "blue box" and "green biox" recycling so there is no
"smelly garbage" all food waste is "green box" all paper, tin cans,
and plastic is "blue box"

Works out pretty good even in 90F humid summer - although 2x per week
for the green box wouldn't hurt. Some people keep a bag in the freezer
and toss the "cube" on pickup day.