ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, September 1, 1996              TAG: 9608300018
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 12   EDITION: METRO 

TRASH ETIQUETTE

There are certain rules of garbage etiquette that Charles Paxton, John Moore and Walter Warner say could go a long way in helping them do their jobs. Here's the short list:

Please refrain from dumping dead dogs and cats and other beloved pets into your trash cans. Bury them instead.

Please keep your lids on your cans. Waterlogged garbage is twice as heavy.

Please no cheap bags. Cheap bags break and make a mess.

Please don't set out cardboard boxes when you know it might rain. They're worse than cheap bags.

Please don't fill a trash can with loose dirt or rock or other heavy materials. A simple rule of thumb: if you can't lift it yourself, then chances are they can't either.

Please learn where your curb is. Your curb isn't the sidewalk. It isn't your driveway. It's the curb.

Please cut and bundle your brush into four-foot lengths or smaller. It's not easy loading a 15-foot tree in its entirety into a garbage truck. It's also not very good for the truck's compactor.

Please recycle.

And tips or drinks or snacks are always appreciated.

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