Ask HN: How do you pay for your trash?

Reduce first, then reuse, then recycle. It doesn't seem like that much work to me and my lifestyle doesn't seem Spartan but I think we generate 1/4 the trash of many people.

After all that the family fills up a compact car full of trash in about two months that costs $10 to dispose of at the tipping facility.

Flat rate, and billed twice: once by the city for trash removal (billed on the electricity bill since the city has a monopoly), and once by the rental company for trash valet service (the valet moves the trash bags from the apartment doors to the central trash container). Location: Austin, Texas, USA.

Taxes. The city handles all trash pickup with no charge directly to property owners or tenants afaik.

That’s to avoid a sanitation crisis as was common in the 19thC where people would just dump their trash on the street (or worse, in the parks) to avoid paying to have it collected.

Location: NYC

City of Marion Ohio takes care of the trash here. I pay a flat $22 per month. I'm single if that matters to your inquiry.