How to Stop Wasting Trash Bags

I was just watching someone empty the trashcan, and it reminded me that trashbags and trashcan liners are ridiculous for places that have garbage pickup or dumpsters. Seems so wastefull to put your trash in a perfectly good bag. The main reason we do it is in order to prevent the trashcan itself from becoming filthy. Made me think of an idea for a very simple “washing machine” for trashcans. There are some logistical issues, like needing a drain, finding the appropriate location for the device, how do you keep the washer from becoming filthy… The trash trucks could have a pressure washing device to clean out the curbside cans, and recycle the water. Imagine all the good stuff growing in that water.
Maybe the more efficient solution is to recycle all the bags, but that uses a lot of resources, and only a percentage of them will be recycled.

Doesn’t work for places like NYC that pile up mountains of trash bags on the sidewalk.
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