Threads like these make me so thankful that I live in Nassau county. Not only do the sanitation workers come 2-3 times a week (alternating weeks), and not only do they come to the side or back of the house to get your garbage cans, they also return the empty garbage cans from where they got it from. And the best part is that don't have to separate recycling stuff (although for those that want to, they could).
And don't start telling me about high taxes. My taxes are down to ~5k/year at this point (I fight it each year and it goes down). People in Brooklyn have about the same (so I'm told).
I guess I should consider myself lucky. I never separate garbage and never get a ticket for it. Everything goes in the alley behind my house. Pickup is 3x a week, but occasionally they will be selective and leave behind some, that's why we need to grease the wheels sometimes.
