Coming a bit late to the discussion about trash removal services....
A lot of multifamily dwellings such as rental apartment and condominium apartment complexes and some townhouse communities in the city and in the suburbs actually use dumpsters rather than curbside pickup. When I first moved to this condominium community we had curbside pickup, which I found both convenient and inconvenient. We were not supposed to put out our trash the night before, as some of our resident wild critters would get into the bags and rip them apart, spreading trash and garbage everywhere. We don't use bins, as there is no place for us to store them; we just use plastic kitchen trash bags plus larger trash bags as needed.
Sometimes I wouldn't be up out of bed before the trash truck came and so was stuck with my trash for another couple days until the next pickup. It was also annoying if going out of town as I always like to get rid of any trash in the house before leaving home on a trip, and on trash pickup days, no problem, but often the trip fell on other days.
Anyway, at some point our condominium board decided that for several reasons utilizing dumpsters would be a better solution for the community. First off, they built protective fencing to surround each dumpster site so that there wouldn't be anything unsightly in the areas chosen for placement (each within our parking lot, which due to the overall layout of the community was a necessity).
At first a lot of us (including me) grumbled about this shift to dumpsters but it really didn't take all that long to see the benefits. Now whenever I have done a lot of clearing-out and such, or have more trash than usual, all I need to do is go toss it right into the dumpster, day or evening, any time at all. Just prior to taking off for a trip, I dispose of my trash and am ready to leave town. I can sleep until noon and not have to worry any more about missing Curbside Trash Pickup Day. It really has made a good difference for the community as a whole and also saves us a little money as well, inasmuch as it is less expensive than the curbside pickup service used to be.
