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For example, Rochester’s favorite scent to optimize the garbage can is pine.
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Our taxpayers win because the taxpayer dollars aren't going in the garbage can.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
There's also a garbage can, slide-out counter extension and pull-out pantry.
—New Atlas, 8 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
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Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
Our taxpayers win because the taxpayer dollars aren't going in the garbage can.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
There's also a garbage can, slide-out counter extension and pull-out pantry.
—New Atlas, 8 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
See All Example Sentences for garbage can
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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