Containing trash

[JLM]

I use 3 bags with my machine and I used to cram the outer bags into a garbage bag.  Now I stack the 3 waste bags then roll them like a jelly roll and put them into the cassette bag.  It seems they take up a lot less room in the trash bag and easier to get them in the bag.    Sometimes the littlest thing can make life a tad easier.  Go figger, eh?

[Charlie B53]

Good idea.

I do 4 manuals daily, my trash can fills up pretty quickly.

[Joe]

Those of us that do/did PD generate a ton of trash! I was astounded by the amount.

[amanda100wilson]

 JLM, I have always done that too.

[Maggie and Jeff]

I also roll the cartages bag them in the one they come in and then use a grocery bag.

I have been thinking of making a  garbage compactor. 

[Wat76]

I put my old cartridge and empty bags back in the box after I am finish PD and just throw everything in the dumpter on my way to work in the mornings or we let them pile up on the hubby truck until we make a trash run.  I live in a rural area, and I am waiting for the county to complain. so far, so good.

[JLM]

All my boxes go to the Mission here in town, or to anybody who asks for them.  I can't tell you how many have been used by people needing them to pack up for a move.

[PrimeTimer]

I also roll the cartages bag them in the one they come in and then use a grocery bag.

I have been thinking of making a  garbage compactor. 

Maggie and Jeff: I'm curious to know if you ever made your own trash compactor and what you came up with. Or is the "compactor" called the "Maggie and Jeff"?? (joke) 

[Maggie and Jeff]

I also roll the cartages bag them in the one they come in and then use a grocery bag.

I have been thinking of making a  garbage compactor. 

Maggie and Jeff: I'm curious to know if you ever made your own trash compactor and what you came up with. Or is the "compactor" called the "Maggie and Jeff"?? (joke) 

So far the compactor is Jeff but this winter I may make one like this. http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3437

[PrimeTimer]

I also roll the cartages bag them in the one they come in and then use a grocery bag.

I have been thinking of making a  garbage compactor. 

Maggie and Jeff: I'm curious to know if you ever made your own trash compactor and what you came up with. Or is the "compactor" called the "Maggie and Jeff"?? (joke) 

So far the compactor is Jeff but this winter I may make one like this. http://www.howtogrowtobacco.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=3437

Thanks for providing that link, provided for some interesting reading and pics, as I've never even knew about those. I could see how baling garbage could open all kinds of ideas, maybe even for compost. We live in an apartment so I have to roll the cartridges up into the bag they came in and then put into our main garbage bag/trash bin until we are ready to take to the dumpster. This is sort off topic but, I go through a lot of paper towels just to dry my hands after washing before/during/after home treatments. As I use the papertowels, I lay them out flat across the edges of our dishrack in the kitchen (where I wash my hands) and they are dry in a couple hours. I reuse them for cleaning, like in the bathroom. 

[Maggie and Jeff]

I was leaning toward compacting all the household garbage.  As it is I can barely carry the contractor bags with rolled cartridges and sat upon by myself to tie them shut.  I think the bags weight near 80lbs.

Whatever, dialysis makes a ton or 2 of garbage every year.

[Charlie B53]

PD bags and hoses add up quickly.  You would think that some company could take them all, drop them into a vat of something like acetone, melt it all down into a reuseable plastic liquid.  This would also sterilize any biological, so it shouldn't be any danger, other than the extreme flammability of the acetone.

I'm sure they could recover a huge amount of petro product.

Same with all the boxes.  The company doesn't care, they are making plenty of money using up resources the way they are.