Untrashy Approach to Garbage
We passed by this garbage can container on Lafayette Dekalb Avenue recently and thought it was an interesting twist on the traditional shed that one usually sees. Quite an elegant solution. Any other interesting approaches people have taken to garbage can concealment?
We passed by this garbage can container on Lafayette Dekalb Avenue recently and thought it was an interesting twist on the traditional shed that one usually sees. Quite an elegant solution. Any other interesting approaches people have taken to garbage can concealment?
i grew up in a brownstone on the upper west side and our neighbors tried to do something like this, but the tenants kept leaving their trash next to it rather than opening the lid.
It looks custom made, but it looks really easy to make…just some stained 2×4’s. You can probably buy them ready to go. This is a must have in the country, where wild animals sift through garbage. You can probably find them in garden shops in Westchester and north of there.
dekalbdweller,
how much did he charge you for that?
Looks great.
I have a 6 unit condo next to me – that has only 2 uncovered garbage cans,
tucked into unused small doorway often overflowing, and no recycling at all.
(and these are not cheap condos).
Once lifted the lid of mine to find a rat. Now I keep trash inside, round it up in a contractor garbage bag and take it straight out to curb. I get trash picked up 3x a week here, don’t see the need for trash storage.
We did have it custom built by a handyman w/basic carpentry skills. Its a three sided cedar plank box w/a hinged lid.
Very nice. Better chain it down. It may take a walk ( you never know )
This is on Dekalb, not Waverly.
This is an issue that is on my “have to get to” list. Most of the garbage containers I have seen are either fugly or not practical. if any one knows of a company that sells these types of container, please share.