On Friday, June 26, 2015 at 10:42:31 PM UTC-4, Doris Night wrote:

> I do this because we have to pay $3 per bag of garbage going out,

That made me want to estimate how much I pay per bag. Not, you know,
to make you feel bad, but to get a feel for things.

We pay $17.02 per month (it's called out as a separate line item
on our water bill, but we don't have a choice about paying it).
We've been provided with a 95-gallon garbage can (on wheels) and
another that same size for recycling. They're picked up by a hydraulic
arm on the truck, but apparently if we have more than 95 gallons in
a single week, we can set bags next to the can and the driver will
get out and take care of it.

There's no requirement or incentive to compost or even to recycle.
We could put all of our recyclables into the garbage (and I'm sure
some people in our township do that). No penalty.

We typically generate three medium bags of trash per week, although
I'm going to round that up to four, because we often have a bag
or two from the workshop or garage.

So 17.02 / 4 = $4.26 per week, or about a buck a bag for us.

We generally fill the recycle bin about halfway up.

Cindy Hamilton