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Along with keeping the trash can and refrigerator as clean as possible by wiping down the inside and out, lemon can also combat odors in this space.
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video shows the van drifting towards the curb as the driver goes through the intersection, then traveling up onto the sidewalk at the corner, crashing into a pole, a sign and a trash can.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, food, candle wax, and other debris aimed for the garbage can misses and lands on the floor, walls, or baseboards next to the trash can.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Once in a landfill, the bulky trash can take as long as 120 years to decompose.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Surveillance video shows the van drifting towards the curb as the driver goes through the intersection, then traveling up onto the sidewalk at the corner, crashing into a pole, a sign and a trash can.
—Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Sometimes, food, candle wax, and other debris aimed for the garbage can misses and lands on the floor, walls, or baseboards next to the trash can.
—Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
Once in a landfill, the bulky trash can take as long as 120 years to decompose.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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