Don't know if you other fellers have the problem of storms blowing your trash cans over or away , I do. Seems like big storms always come by on Tuesdays , garbage day for me. I also have a long driveway and like to leave mine at the end , near the road. I'm thinking of adding some qwik crete to the bottom of mine, adding weight low to keep it upright during high winds. I'm thinking bout putting several bolts through the bottom , sticking up inside and then doing a bag or two of qwik crete. The bolts are just insurance to keep the concrete from falling out when dumped . What y'all think? Anyone have a better idee?

My step-father set a fence post at the spot for his can and just used a bungy cord cinched to it.

If yours is picked up mechanically and not by a person, you obviously can't tether it to anything.

Yeah, post and chain or bungee is a no go on pickup day. The truck has a claw. I like to put mine out the night before since they get mine early. I figured weight in bottom would do it.

The way they bang them around when dumping with the claw, I don't see how the concrete would stay in there even with the bolts of some sort I'm not sure the bottom of the can would stand up to that weight for long. My problem in Evergreen is logging trucks hauling arse down the county road or idiots hitting it!

Cant you just unhook it from a post for pick-up day then connect it back for the rest of the week?

Assuming you’re talking about Boxes Cove in Jackson county, don’t the truck have one of those arms on it?

Yeah, but it has blown away on garbage day , with garbage strown everywhere.

Yes, but like putting it out last night , cause they run pretty early and high winds were forecast. I've had to chase it down several times and picked up strown garbage . Trying to solve a problem.

Must be a backwoods mountain thang, we don’t seem to have that kind of troubles on the plains.

I accidently hit your can on my way up to Skyline. Sorry should've called.

Thought so. I know the one that comes through my place on the mountain above you has the arm. I’m wondering if you could build something it could sit in but would still allow the arm to lift it out of. I would think concrete in the bottom would bust it out eventually and they’d be charging you for another can.

Use epoxy and bond a paving stepping stone to the bottom of the can. It will adhere to the plastic better, and even if it breaks bond with the lifting and shaking it empty, it will be easy to do the same method again.

2x12's framed around it seems like it would be ideal. If not, it looks like the the exterior bottom like Leroy mentioned would be better option. You could dig out a small spot to allow it to sit upright as it normally would. Either option, you would have to sit it back in place after they dump it.

What about a tube mounted to the side that would slide over a rod drove in the ground. You might have to figure the right angle, but should be able to fix it where the arm would still lift it off of the rod.