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May 21, 2008
Rubbish Removal
We have several bags of dirt from work on our back yard...but no matter how light we make the bags the weekly garbage pick-ups continue to refuse to take...
Its not enough to rent a bin (probably 10 bags around 50-60 pounds each), can anyone recommend a pick-up service or drop off location in Brooklyn?
Thanks!
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Top 5 choices
1. Tip your garbage man very discretely, as in drop a $50 on the ground when they come by and say wow I have a lot of garbage today.
2. Sneak it into someone else's dumpster - when I had one I must have paid to cart half the block's basements.
3. Make a decorative berm in your front yard.
4. Put a little dirt in your pocket every time you go to the park, as you walk around let it trickle out your pants cuff like in prison break movies.
5. Rent a dumpster or pay a garbage removal company you cheap _____
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 7:58 AM
Mr Rubbish-
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 9:02 AM
Is THAT how you tip a garbage man? I tried to give them some $$ at Xmas cos they have been very helpful, and he refused it. Drop it on the ground? That seems very disrespectful.... Seriously, does it have to be that subtle or they get in trouble? What about in a card?
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 10:05 AM
re: tipping the garbage man, I guy I know who was NYPD told me that you had to leave it where they can "find" it, rather than give it to them directly. He suggested putting a $20 in a worn out glove on top of a trash can, with the $20 sticking partially out, somewhat discretely. Said they'd never forget you after that.....
Posted by: slopenick at May 21, 2008 10:10 AM
Slopenick's approach is nicer...my guy freaked as I attempted the handoff and said drop it on the ground.
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 10:40 AM
"4. Put a little dirt in your pocket every time you go to the park, as you walk around let it trickle out your pants cuff like in prison break movies."
Thanks for the laugh.
My trash guys come in the middle of the night/early morning, so I always tape the new years card with tip to the inside of the trash can lid.
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 11:17 AM
there's a 3 or 5 bag limit for renovation debris. when I excavated my backyard about 3 years ago, it took several weeks to get rid of the bags (filled only with dirt and bricks) because sanitation will only pick up a few bags at a time. There's also a weight limit. check their website or call 311 to find out what the bag limitation is.
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 2:03 PM
100 bucks and I'll come by and take it
Posted by: guest at May 21, 2008 8:01 PM
make it 95.25 CASH and I'm there...warming up my vespa w/ hitch now.
Posted by: guest at May 22, 2008 6:53 AM
Dear OP - We may need some dirt for landscaping we're doing in our backyard. Is this just basic, not-too-fertile Brooklyn dirt? (which could be fine, b/c we're having some success remediating ours) Or is it nastier than usual? Could you post your email? Thanks.
Posted by: guest at May 22, 2008 5:35 PM
They are supposed to take trash from small renovation projects. You can call 311 and tell them it wasn't picked up and they will send someone back to take it.
The garbage men might not like it though. Mine threw the following week's garbage in my front garden to demonstrate their disapproval.
Posted by: guest at May 27, 2008 7:21 PM
There are a bunch of garbage services out there too; the guy we use is John Kerry at http://www.topspeedenterprises.com. His number is 917 749 3930 and we've used him for all our renovation trash (except the first dumpster full which we did ourselves before realizing there was an easier alternative). Cost about the same to rent the dumpster and hire John, and only one of those ways did we have to do all the carrying and heaving...
Posted by: brianlemond at April 27, 2009 9:27 AM
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