hm, as a prior fast food worker, I can tell you the company is paying for the garbage removal regardless - they're going to end up paying an employee to go and pick up all that trash, and a trashcan would be more efficient in terms of labor hours and wages spent, so you would think the company has an incentive to optimize the flow of trash to reduce costs ...

This is just my speculation based on observation, but companies are rarely well-managed anymore, and solid business practices like optimizing to reduce expenses and focusing on generating profit through selling valuable products and services seems to be outmoded.

Instead it seems like more money is being made these days with grifts and scams (like intentionally creating an investment bubble through hype and then making money by shorting and leaving the gullible people who fell for the hype holding the bag). Crypto has become more attractive than oil stocks, for example. Fundamentals are disregarded, and more and more companies seem to act in irrational ways.

You have to pay an employee to empty trash cans and put in new bags. They want to pay less employees.

I also keep a trash can in my car and empty itaybe monthly (I mainly throw away crushed plastic water bottles and napkins).

I started doing this when I realized nearly every public trash can at any fast food/breakfast/coffee shop/gas station was overflowing.

This builds a culture of IDGAF and people litter. Begs the question that part of the core issue is standardized reusable cups (8oz, 12oz, 16oz) maybe with a credit like $0.05 every time you use it? It would require a cup washing station.

I think most coffee shops would use your tumbler but idk what the process for cleaning it during your several coffee refills throughout the day.