# A $200 trash can?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926 "2005-09-16T04:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/41 "2005-09-16T23:08:37Z")
> [@Tenar](#): > > The solar one gives me the willies. When I heard about it, the first thing I thought of was “Take one solar-power public compactor trash bin. Add one sadistic (_&_^%&\* and one kitten…” Well that’s why you’d need to add the onboard computer with ai capabilities and infrared sensors to prevent any unfortunate incidents. A wireless link to alert the owners of their pet’s wherabouts would also be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/42 "2005-09-17T00:14:39Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Let me guess. You’re one of those people that bought a DVD player for $500 when they first came out, and now you’re all pissed off that people who sensibly waited a few years can pick them up for $50 or less now, right? I’m surprised you could lift your knuckles off the ground long enough to type this. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/43 "2005-09-17T04:08:41Z")
I don’t even buy trash bags. I fill my empty dogfood bags. I live alone and don’t generate much trash, which I take to the collection center myself. I go through 50 pounds of dogfood every two weeks and I just use that. StG ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/44 "2005-09-17T15:32:06Z")
I also use empty 20lb Iams cat food bags and 40lb Equine Pine bags for taking out trash. Those pine pellet bags are thicker than some tarps I’ve bought! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/45 "2005-09-17T15:45:51Z")
> [@saramamalana](#): > > Progress? Bah! I’m gonna go play with my abacus. 😛 > > **AndyPolley** , he doesn’t have a dog. Also, he’s living in a lousy area of Huntington, sort of near Centerport, where it’s not a good idea to have expensive items. > > As far as we all know, there’s no good reason for him to have spent so much money on this one item. He’s pouring a lot of money into fixing up the house as it is, why throw $200 away on a trash can? aha! he’s trying to “class-up” the neighborhood!! ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/46 "2005-09-17T15:51:07Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > That butterfly can looks like it was made by [Simple Human](http://www.simplehuman.com/products/trash-cans/index.html). We have one of their round stainless steel cans in our pantry. I bought it at Lowe’s, the hardware/lumber store, can’t remember how much it cost, but I’m sure it wasn’t over $100; probably more like $70. I wanted a nice durable steel trash can, is all. > > The butterfly top is nice if you want to keep the can under an overhanging counter that would be too tall to accommodate an ordinary swing-up top. We keep our dog’s food and water under our overhang, so we didn’t need the butterfly. thanks to MaxTorque and MotoGirl - I now have 2 more sites to shop for stuff i neither need nor can afford - that’s folks! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/47 "2005-09-17T15:56:20Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > If some of you had your way, we’d all still be in caves smashing rocks together. Here you go: > > A [$200 trash can](http://www.trashcandepot.com/product_info.php/cPath/691/products_id/4841) with infrared sensors and onboard computer. > > For public use there’s always this [solar-powered trash can](http://www.seahorsepower.com/products.html) or [wireless trashcans](http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/35466-1.html) . > > And still in the experimental phase are [multimedia trashcans](http://www.urban-atmospheres.net/UrbanProbes/Jetsam/artifact.htm). aren’t most trashcans already wireless? I don’t see any wires on mine… and WHY Og WHY would anyone want to see a film of the trash already inside the can??? ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/48 "2005-09-18T01:45:39Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > thanks to MaxTorque and MotoGirl - I now have 2 more sites to shop for stuff i neither need nor can afford - that’s folks! 😉 Why, you’re very welcome! 😃 HoldEverything used to be easier for me to avoid, because they only recently added online shopping. I’m too lazy to get around to catalogue shopping (I have to _call_ someone? On the _phone_?) and too weak to carry any of that stuff home on the subway. Now…well… I’m doomed. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/49 "2005-09-18T03:22:55Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > I don’t even buy trash bags. I fill my empty dogfood bags. I live alone and don’t generate much trash, which I take to the collection center myself. I go through 50 pounds of dogfood every two weeks and I just use that. > > StG How does it taste? :: d&r :: ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2005, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926/50 "2005-09-18T10:30:37Z")
> [@anyrose](#): > > and WHY Og WHY would anyone want to see a film of the trash already inside the can??? I’m waiting for the IMAX version myself. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-200-trash-can/321926.md?page=2)