Short-Term Rentals
If you are a short-term renter, please dispose of your trash in an outside trash can during your stay and upon your departure. The only exception is smelly stuff, like lobster tails, fish bones, or meat scraps. Please put that stuff in a plastic bag and leave it in the freezer!
Long-Term Rentals
If you are a long-term renter or even a short-term renter with a lot of trash, this is for you…
Our outdoor trash can is usually located in one of three places, all on the left side of the house as you face the house.
- Locked inside the white side yard gate – your key will open the gate.
- Outside the fence next to the white side yard gate.
- At the corner.
The outdoor trash can is painted the same color as the house and has the 511 on it, as well as our name (Murphy). You can put your trash in this can or the one at the end of the street on the corner, depending on where the trash cans have ended up. Don’t worry about which can to put the trash in – we have somewhat of a communal trash system here – if the can is empty use it.
Trash day is typically on Monday and the trash truck usually comes between 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. You may hear the trash truck, but they don’t stay long and we always fall back to sleep. They usually start on the street behind us, so often you can prepare yourself and hit the ground running as need be. If it’s not a Monday, and you hear the truck, get ready to roll if the inside can is full!
A word of caution about “smelly” trash, such as lobster tails, fish bones, and other assorted “stuff”. In our 80 plus degree weather, it doesn’t take long for smelly stuff to get really smelly. You may want to consider freezing your lobster tails, fish carcasses, etc., until the night before the trash truck comes and then depositing them in the trash can bagged and frozen. If not, try to put that stuff in the bottom of the can to keep the cats out!
If the trash can is behind the locked gate, you are more than welcome to pull it out and leave it on the sidewalk when the truck comes. Don’t forget to lock the gate!
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