The reason is that you are throwing away “air”. Consider this, you buy a sleeve of plastic cups which only takes up about 1’ high by 2 or 3” in diameter – for a party. The couple of dozen people drink from those cups and then throw them away – NOT stacked up. That winds up taking about 1 full trash bag. Same thing for the paper plates.
Trash is big business and garbage men who work for any city are some of the richest people I know. A friend of mine delivered beer for a distributor (Commercial License) then he got hired by the City of Los Angeles and without overtime he was $12G richer the first 6 months he got hired.
Yakety Sax 20 days ago
I used to go buy groceries and it took four bags for $100 worth. Now it all fits in one bag………..
AllishaDawn 20 days ago
You must not recycle. I use 8 gallon size trash bags, and empty it once or twice a month.
Izzy Moreno 20 days ago
And a few toiletfulls.
The Reader Premium Member 20 days ago
For the really tough questions, scientists always answer “Dark Matter!”
sandpiper 20 days ago
Fasten your seat belts. There’s another ‘Great Mystery’ unfolding as we speak.
dbrucepm 20 days ago
bigger mystery is how a wallet full of money turns into one little bag of groceries
David in Webb Premium Member 19 days ago
The reason is that you are throwing away “air”. Consider this, you buy a sleeve of plastic cups which only takes up about 1’ high by 2 or 3” in diameter – for a party. The couple of dozen people drink from those cups and then throw them away – NOT stacked up. That winds up taking about 1 full trash bag. Same thing for the paper plates.
InTraining Premium Member 19 days ago
not to mention what gets flushed….!
diskus Premium Member 19 days ago
The old compactor days
Chris 19 days ago
some mysteries may never be solved. :J
uniquename 19 days ago
You don’t package as well as grocery manufacturers.
Spacetech 19 days ago
Plastic Packaging..
Smeagol 19 days ago
Trash is big business and garbage men who work for any city are some of the richest people I know. A friend of mine delivered beer for a distributor (Commercial License) then he got hired by the City of Los Angeles and without overtime he was $12G richer the first 6 months he got hired.
thejanith Premium Member 19 days ago
Love it! Thanks for the laugh.