I'M DOWN-SIZING.....MY GARBAGE CANS

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ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DECIDED TO DOWN SIZE TO A  64 GALLON GARBAGE CAN.  WE HAD STARTED TO RECYCLE OUR BOTTLES AND CANS, WHICH LEFT ALOT MORE ROOM IN OUR GARBAGE CAN.  I LET MY BOYS DO THE WORK SEPARATING AND BAGGING, AND THEY GET TO KEEP THE MONEY TO SAVE OR SPEND ON WHAT THEY WANT.  USUALLY ADDS UP TO ANYWHERE FROM 5-10 DOLLARS A PIECE.  STILL WITH 7 PEOPLE LIVING HERE, AND A YEAR LATER...WE ACTUALLY HAVE LESS GARBAGE AND STILL DO NOT FILL UP THE CAN.  I THINK IT'S PARTLY BECAUSE THE CITY HAS GONE FROM RECYCLE BINS, TO LARGE CANS.  NOW I AM ABLE TO RECYCLE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND I HAVE ONE FOR YARD WASTE AS WELL.  IT ALSO SAVED ME AN EXTRA 10 DOLLARS A MONTH.  SO AS THE NEW YEAR BEGINS, I'VE DECIDED TO DOWN-SIZE YET AGAIN, TO THE 32 GALLON.  THE CITY ALSO GIVES US A COUPON FOR AN EXTRA CAN EVERY 3 MONTHS AND YOU CAN ALSO BRING LARGE ITEMS TO THE DUMP SITE FOR DISPOSAL EVERY FEW MONTHS.  WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP AROUND US, I JUST THOUGHT THIS WOULD HELP OUR FAMILY SAVE A LITTLE  MORE. IT ALSO IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.  JUST GOES TO SHOW, EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS.