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My garbage can stinks and my recycling bins are overflowing.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Additional reviewers have noted that this gift wrap organizer suits other purposes, too, as some have used it as a laundry hamper, garbage can, and storage for their arts and crafts.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
As Jones walks past her, a scare actor next to him shakes the lid of a garbage can at him and Jones jumps back..
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Additional reviewers have noted that this gift wrap organizer suits other purposes, too, as some have used it as a laundry hamper, garbage can, and storage for their arts and crafts.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
As Jones walks past her, a scare actor next to him shakes the lid of a garbage can at him and Jones jumps back..
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
Yet the movie shows no struggle, no introspection, but, rather, a nonchalantly reasonable ability to drop his stash into a garbage can and walk away.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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