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trash compactor hallerb@aol.com 03-23-2008
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on March 23, 2008, 6:58 pm
our digs are overturning getting into and generally attacking our
garbage can daily when were not home. heck they will turn it over even
empty and clean. must be their latest hobby.:( plus our community is
reportedly going to a single 96 gallon container picked up by machine.
i run a small business here and occasionally generate extra trash.

anyone have a compactor? are you happy? i never had one of these, but
oddly enough have room for it in the kitchen

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Posted by Steve on March 23, 2008, 9:00 pm
alt.home.repair:

> our digs are overturning getting into and generally attacking our
> garbage can daily when were not home. heck they will turn it over even
> empty and clean. must be their latest hobby.:( plus our community is
> reportedly going to a single 96 gallon container picked up by machine.
> i run a small business here and occasionally generate extra trash.
>
> anyone have a compactor? are you happy? i never had one of these, but
> oddly enough have room for it in the kitchen

I had a small cottage industry going for awhile replacing trash compactors
with pull-out recycle bin drawers.

Trash compactors were a solution in search of a problem because:
* They require special bags that cost a dollar or more each.
* The bags, when full, are too heavy for many people to lift.
* The stuff at the bottom rots and starts stinking before the bag gets
full. If you have a small family, it might take several weeks to fill it
up.
* They squeeze paper pretty well, but don't really compact that much. They
won't crush bottles or heavy cans. They just squish normal cans a little.
* Modern recycling programs have removed all the really compactable stuff
from the trash stream.

--
Steve B.
New Life Home Improvement

Posted by Grandpa Chuck on March 24, 2008, 11:25 pm

>alt.home.repair:
>
>> our digs are overturning getting into and generally attacking our
>> garbage can daily when were not home. heck they will turn it over even
>> empty and clean. must be their latest hobby.:( plus our community is
>> reportedly going to a single 96 gallon container picked up by machine.
>> i run a small business here and occasionally generate extra trash.
>>
>> anyone have a compactor? are you happy? i never had one of these, but
>> oddly enough have room for it in the kitchen
>
>I had a small cottage industry going for awhile replacing trash compactors
>with pull-out recycle bin drawers.
>
>Trash compactors were a solution in search of a problem because:
>* They require special bags that cost a dollar or more each.

Ours doesn't. We use ordinary kitchen size plastic garbage bags and
they work fine. Of course we did buy the expensive ones for awhile
until I figured out they were the same size as the plastic kitchen
bags.

>* The bags, when full, are too heavy for many people to lift.

What the heck we they putting in them that made them so heavy?

>* The stuff at the bottom rots and starts stinking before the bag gets
>full.

Meat and kitchen food scraps go outside in our garbage can which has a
latch on the lid.

> If you have a small family, it might take several weeks to fill it
>up.

We automatically empty ours every week the night before garbage
pickup.

>* They squeeze paper pretty well, but don't really compact that much. They
>won't crush bottles or heavy cans. They just squish normal cans a little.

All of those things belong in the recycling bin.

>* Modern recycling programs have removed all the really compactable stuff
>from the trash stream.

Really? We are not allowed to put Styrofoam such as eggs cartons in
to the recycling bin. We do manage to fill ours at least half full
every week. Things such as prescription bottles go into it because of
privacy concerns.
--

Grandpa Chuck
-τΏτ-
~

Please grant me:
the serenity to accept the people I cannot change
the courage to change the one that I can
the wisdom to know that it is me

Posted by John Grabowski on March 23, 2008, 10:16 pm

> our digs are overturning getting into and generally attacking our
> garbage can daily when were not home. heck they will turn it over even
> empty and clean. must be their latest hobby.:( plus our community is
> reportedly going to a single 96 gallon container picked up by machine.
> i run a small business here and occasionally generate extra trash.
>
> anyone have a compactor? are you happy? i never had one of these, but
> oddly enough have room for it in the kitchen


One of the condo developments that I do work in each had one installed by
the builder 20 something years ago. I am surprised to find that there are a
few still around. Just another appliance to break down and they are a PIA to
clean out thoroughly to get rid of the smell. I have pulled a few out for
customers and they can be quite nasty if not cleaned regularly.

Personally I wouldn't want a week's worth of garbage collecting in the
house. Here in NJ we must recycle paper, boxes, cans, and bottles so a
separate container must be used for that stuff.


Posted by Grandpa Chuck on March 24, 2008, 11:28 pm
On Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:16:32 -0400, "John Grabowski"

>
>> our digs are overturning getting into and generally attacking our
>> garbage can daily when were not home. heck they will turn it over even
>> empty and clean. must be their latest hobby.:( plus our community is
>> reportedly going to a single 96 gallon container picked up by machine.
>> i run a small business here and occasionally generate extra trash.
>>
>> anyone have a compactor? are you happy? i never had one of these, but
>> oddly enough have room for it in the kitchen
>
>
>One of the condo developments that I do work in each had one installed by
>the builder 20 something years ago. I am surprised to find that there are a
>few still around. Just another appliance to break down and they are a PIA to
>clean out thoroughly to get rid of the smell. I have pulled a few out for
>customers and they can be quite nasty if not cleaned regularly.

We have a hard plastic bin that we put the garbage bag in and then it
slides right down into the compactor. It was manufactured especially
for our trash compacter, a Kenmore.

>
>Personally I wouldn't want a week's worth of garbage collecting in the
>house. Here in NJ we must recycle paper, boxes, cans, and bottles so a
>separate container must be used for that stuff.

So where is the problem if you have a separate container for
recycling?
--

Grandpa Chuck
-τΏτ-
~

Please grant me:
the serenity to accept the people I cannot change
the courage to change the one that I can
the wisdom to know that it is me

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