Garbage and Trash

We've learned something new here in Prattville, AL. We have learned the difference between garbage and trash. Garbage is picked up on Tuesday and Friday whereas trash is picked up on Wednesday.

The difference? Garbage is stuff we put in bags that generally comes from whatever is in the household trash cans. Trash is cardboard, paper, and branches. Garbage (or trash) cans are pretty much non-existent around here except if you want to store trash in it on non-trash days because. They do not want us putting our trash in trash cans for them to pick up...strange. Max and I have had to refer back to the Prattville web page many times to remember the difference, but I think we've got it now. Every town is different, I guess. It was pretty much the opposite in Kansas...everything went into our big wheeled trash bins and got picked up.

Max and I are trying to figure out how to get lots of garbage (not trash!) bags and trash (not in bags!) up our long up-hill driveway. Max will probably come up with some sort of trash-and-garbage-hauling device to pull on the back of his truck. Moving can present some challenges and get the creative juices flowing.