I threw garbage for several years as a kid, between 15 and 18 or so.. in Iowa, running behind a truck for hours on ice covered streets .. what fun!
Anyway, the people that tipped us at Christmas always got much better service. We never destroyed cans and such anyway, but tippers and nice people in general would get their cans carried back up to the house, etc.
We'd even notice if they forgot to put the cans out and would carry them down from the side of the house.
But, only tip at Christmas or other appropriate holidays.
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