Townies will be Townies.

You haven't done a single thing out of pocket here, at all.

People think I’m crazy when I say this. I’ve lived in six other states, multiple large metropolitan areas, nowhere else is there this much trash on the street except for like, Skid Row. It’s disgusting.

Go have a cup of tea East Cartographer. Let OP be frustrated and vent.

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It took about 3 weeks of having the new bins for my lid to be damaged to a point where only one side clicks in. What's the point of distributing brand new bins to keep trash from blowing around if half the city has already had theirs become useless

Found the trash guy, probably from Republic.

It takes more effort for them to toss 'em than to drop 'em. Regardless, it's hardly normal for people to come home and have to pick trash bins up out of their yard, or down the road, or wherever someone throws it - not normal at all.

Call DPW customer service and complain and then bring the broken bin down to there office and they will replace it. 508-929-1300. I’ve always found the customer service people helpful when I have reached out.

This reminds me of a complaint in this sub about a year ago where somebody was complaining about the fact that trash juice leaks out of the city trash trucks and some dude was ready to defend to the death that there was nothing that could be done about said trash juice. Absolutely ready to fight anyone who dared to say trash juice isn't something that happens everywhere to everyone. Some people have gaslit themselves into loving Worcester's awful public services.

ETA: the trash service is great in that if I ever need to get rid of some non kosher shit like lead, or electronics I just tape a bag to it and leave it someplace where the trucks will find it and then the city gets to decide what to do with it since they waste my tax dollars on shit like homeless daycare and running bus routes with annual ridership in the low teens.

> Waste oil you can return to anyplace that sells new oil

really depends on the place, they've gotten VERY particular about it. you need to prove you bought that quantity from them and the city specifically excludes it from hazardous waste pickups.

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Weirdly I actually had a nice run-in with my Worcester trash pickup guy. I was throwing away a bunch of shit that I guess is not supposed to be thrown away and he says to “I’ll grab it this time, but next time remember”. And I was oh, ok cool. He totally could’ve left it and slapped that sticker on it telling me I’m a bad boy.

"any items that are contaminated with mold, bodily fluids, insects, oil or hazardous substances are exempt from the said ban." Guessing painty drop clothes are included there.

Waste oil you can return to anyplace that sells new oil (also true for other hazardous waste).

I use a large 32 gallon blue container and it’s pretty much indestructible and can fit way more than those green ones

I appreciate the desire to reduce the waste stream but JFC the city needs a better system. there needs to be convenient ways to get rid of shit that can't go out with the regular trash. want to throw out anything that won't fit in a bag? you gotta make an appointment and find a way to haul it down to the Millbury St transfer station. Furniture? Mattresses? Textiles? Here's three different phone numbers. Electronics? forgetaboutit. Waste oil? Good luck.

>so long as they are clean, dry, and odorless.

so if I've got some old sheets I used as drop cloths that have paint on them? if I put these in my trash am I gonna get one of those nastygram stickers? are the trash guys policing this?

I don't even care about the bins. It's just kinda crazy to me how much trash is on the streets of this city. Any time there is a storm I come out to my entire driveway edge filled with randome bits of recyclables that blew down the road.

I've lived in bigger cities. I've lived in poorer city's. None where as close to this trashy.

Yea unfortunately some people who have good teams on their streets think it's like that city wide. I did have decent luck reporting it though

Throwing of the trash bins was literally the first thing I was told will get me fired quickest when I started as a trash driver. It was drilled into me that if we can't place it down where we picked it up, then the most we should do with it is turn it upside down and slide it back. They recognized the hurry in which we needed to work, which is why we were allowed to slide it over, but it was definitely a sin to throw a trash can.

My bin has basically always wound up upside down on the strip of grass between the road and the sidewalk (unless the wind carries it away), so this isn't a consistent thing across the whole city at least.

What I’m saying is your not the only person this happens too. Its just how they operate. They grab em, dump em, toss em, mine too. Every week.

Dude's frustrated and has every right to be... even if they do come off as a bit unhinged. I'm just assuming they're in it right now and they're exasperated. No reason to make it worse. You have to acknowledge that they have a point, even if they're being a bit extra, yeah?

As a paying customer I expect bare minimum for my stuff to not be broken during normal use. Get over myself? Nice response.

We need to start writing haikus on our cardboard in paint or sharpie that speak to the importance of being gentle to our recycling bins.

Bin, a green ally,

Recycles waste to protect

Earth and all her kin.

Handle with much care,

This container of reuse,

A world to repair.

A broken green bin,

A waste of resources, time,

Handle it with grace.

Recycling bin strong,

But gentle touch extends life,

Careful, for earth's sake.

Recycling, a chance

To heal our home, our planet,

Handle with respect.

I think the eye contact suggests he doesn't see anything wrong with the chucking of the bin rather than them having the nerve to knowingly offend you/be a jerk while staring you in the face. I could be wrong though!

They do it to all bins. They just toss ‘em and run to the next ones. Its nothing personal. Everyones bins end up in a mangle mess flipped every which way on my street. It’s the nature of the business. You realize what people put in those things. Some nasty stuff! These guys have to smell every persons nasty bins all day long. Put yourself in their shoes for a few minutes and get over yourself.

Seriously, I feel like I'm in the reddit Twilight Zone right now. Like this guy locked eyes with me and yeeted my bin, and people are trying to tell me I'm a Karen for anonymously complaining.