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Earlier this month, a Gardena police officer responded to a report that there were whimpers and cries coming from a self-compacting trash can outside a church.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The Packfire is like an ultra-sophisticated version of making a fire in an old oil drum or trash can.
—Simon Heptinstall
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
There are plenty of ways to use old socks that don’t include putting them into the trash can.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Last seen in season 2, Ulster is the man who killed Will's mother and then left an infant Will in a trash can to die.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
The Packfire is like an ultra-sophisticated version of making a fire in an old oil drum or trash can.
—Simon Heptinstall
december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
There are plenty of ways to use old socks that don’t include putting them into the trash can.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Last seen in season 2, Ulster is the man who killed Will's mother and then left an infant Will in a trash can to die.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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