"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>>> Here's one thing I don't get.
>>>
>>> What good does it do to freeze something and then put it out on trash
>>> day? Yeah, it is safe from the animals on the days when it is in your
>>> freezer, but when you put the can out at the street, the animals can
>>> still get in. Right?
>>
>> I put it in the freezer so it doesn't stink up the neighborhood on hot
>> days by sitting in the trash for several days, and no...I put the trash
>> out on the morning of pick up, no animals foraging at that time that I
>> know of.
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> I do not always get up early enough to be able to put it out in the
> morning. They never seem to come at a set time. I always put it out the
> night before.
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>

That's what I often do. Freezing first is still very helpful. It takes
quite awhile (even in East Texas heat) for everything to thaw, develop an
odor, and start to attract vermin.

MaryL