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 Tue, Jun 25 2024, 9:32 am
For curiosity sake… seeing the vast differences of opinions..
I know much of it is based on family size, but many times it’s containers, disposables, etc that end up in your garbage bags..
How many bags do u go through in a day?
I generally use one every day or two.(13 gallon) for family of 6
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:40 am
I can't see spending money on garage bags, nyaa nyaa to the person who mocked using grocery bags as an example of dysfunctionality on that extreme frugality thread. I use grocery bags that I get free of charge and take them out every day. Sometimes twice a day if there's something really repulsive like diapers or perishables a few weeks past their prime iykwim. Pay for a big bag AND have the trash sitting in my kitchen putrefying and creating "house-itosis" to boot? Laugh if you like, I'm laughing last, all the way to the bank.
We have recycling, so I take my bag of recyclables and empty it into a bin.
I dread the day I run out of grocery bags and am forced to pay money for something to hold my trash. Could anything be more ridiculous?
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:43 am
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Family of 5, we take out the trash every night. Generally 1 large trash bag every day. We recycle.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:45 am
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It's 2 a day. But the days when I do major cleaning it's 3 or 4 depending on the area. I do not buy expensive bags. I recycle card board and big bottles.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:46 am
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Family of 6. 30 gallon trash bags. 1 a day. I use a lot of disposables. It's the trade off for me being able to work. Also no recycling here so bottles go in the same bag
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:47 am
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1-2 a day. Family of 5. I can’t imagine living without garbage bags. It really helps me declutter and keep my house clean. I can’t imagine adding in the stress of not having a place to put all the garbage I want to get rid of.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:48 am
| amother Dandelion wrote: | | I can't see spending money on garage bags, nyaa nyaa to the person who mocked using grocery bags as an example of dysfunctionality on that extreme frugality thread. I use grocery bags that I get free of charge and take them out every day. Sometimes twice a day if there's something really repulsive like diapers or perishables a few weeks past their prime iykwim. Pay for a big bag AND have the trash sitting in my kitchen putrefying and creating "house-itosis" to boot? Laugh if you like, I'm laughing last, all the way to the bank. |
Who has a garbage bag sitting in their house for more than 12 hours?
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:51 am
| amother Dandelion wrote: | | I can't see spending money on garage bags, nyaa nyaa to the person who mocked using grocery bags as an example of dysfunctionality on that extreme frugality thread. I use grocery bags that I get free of charge and take them out every day. Sometimes twice a day if there's something really repulsive like diapers or perishables a few weeks past their prime iykwim. Pay for a big bag AND have the trash sitting in my kitchen putrefying and creating "house-itosis" to boot? Laugh if you like, I'm laughing last, all the way to the bank. |
I also use smaller shopping bags for garbage cans in bedrooms and bathrooms. It would get full in about five minutes in the kitchen. Obviously don't leave stinky stuff to sit and rot in your house all day, but otherwise garbage the doesn't smell and rot.
How many people do you have in your house, and what age ranges?
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:51 am
I recently downsized my garbage can and instead of a 30 gallon bag , it only fits a 13 gallon bag. We use a lot of disposables. It’s usually 2 bags a day. Sometimes 3 if I do a lot of cooking. I guess 2-3.
I do think it’s a bit much but it’s life… in another few years my kids will IyH be married and I’ll probably only take out my garbage every 2 days..
so bH for garbage, I guess.
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chestnut
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:54 am
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Using shopping bags 😁 small family
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:54 am
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1-2 13 gal bags fot family of 4.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:54 am
My mother always used small grocery bags…. I hated it. Everything we threw out was scrutinized because it was taking up precious space.
I’m so happy to use large garbage bags and I try not to think about the garbage too much because my parents were obsessed with the garbage…. They were obsessed with recycling and everything about the garbage.
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amother
Pear
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:56 am
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I use 1 tall kitchen bag per day. Not always full but our trash compactor isn’t large. Family of 4. No disposables.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 10:59 am
Probably a bag every other other day- 13 gallon.
just me and DH
garbage bags in Costco are CHEAP.
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 11:35 am
1 per regular day, family of 6
2 on erev shabbos and 3 on erev YT. We use a lot of disposables, but I'm starting to dip my toes into cutting down since we moved to a house with a dishwasher
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Comptroller
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 11:39 am
1 garbage bag (10 gallon / 37l) in 2 weeks.
No small children, no diapers.
Bio-recycling takes care of biodegradable waste, that makes a big difference.
ETA:
Recycling for paper, cartons, PET, glass, aluminium.
Last edited by Comptroller on Tue, Jun 25 2024, 11:43 am; edited 2 times in total
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 11:40 am
| BusyBoys wrote: | For curiosity sake… seeing the vast differences of opinions..
I know much of it is based on family size, but many times it’s containers, disposables, etc that end up in your garbage bags..
How many bags do u go through in a day?
I generally use one every day or two.(13 gallon) for family of 6 |
One a day
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amother
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Tue, Jun 25 2024, 11:59 am
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Family of 4. 1 tall kitchen bag every day or 2. 1 full bag on Fridays.
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