How many of you found garbage buried around your place from past owners?

[bigtiller]

I had a large Cat level a building site and dig a 36" diameter maple tree stump out. Along with the roots came several dozen glass bottles. And they were all in a 3' area.

I think we dug up a really old outhouse pit.

 

[garry1p]

We bought a house built in 1936 and I had to clean up a huge combination burn, scrap pile probably 40 or 50 years in the making. That was in 1992. I still find glass jars, bottles working up to the surface.

I'm sure there is an explanation on why buried glass will work up to the surface 60,70 years later!!!

 

[Jstpssng]

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I'm sure there is an explanation on why buried glass will work up to the surface 60,70 years later!!!

Do you have frost there? That is great for burying things, then digging them back up 50 years later. The potato farmers up here have been picking rocks for 150 years, yet still gst a pretty good crop every year.

 

[gstrom99]

While looking at properties (~2007 for hunting land and again in 2017 for retirement) pretty much every place (rural acreages) I saw had some sort of junk on it. Washers, driers, TV's, bottles, etc... Easily seen so no surprises, but no cool old cars/trucks though.

I found (after purchase) that the hunting property I bought in Indiana, had several piles of roofing shingles dumped deep back in there. I took some to the dump (PITA), but transformed the rest into a target backstop, piling more dirt on top. I left that for the next owner.

 

[MossRoad]

While looking at properties (~2007 for hunting land and again in 2017 for retirement) pretty much every place (rural acreages) I saw had some sort of junk on it. Washers, driers, TV's, bottles, etc... Easily seen so no surprises, but no cool old cars/trucks though.

I found (after purchase) that the hunting property I bought in Indiana, had several piles of roofing shingles dumped deep back in there. I took some to the dump (PITA), but transformed the rest into a target backstop, piling more dirt on top. I left that for the next owner.

I took all of the old shingles from my garage project out to our remote property and put them in a nice pile and keep piling brush over them. Lotta animals have made homes under them, apparently.

 

[not2old]

AFAIK only powered boats need to be registered here. Not sure what the procedure is, only ever had a canoe or kayak. I think it's done thru Fish & Game, much like any other off-road vehicle.

No title needed here for less than 10 horsepower. I thought that was common and the reason so many outboards have 9.9 HP

 

[not2old]

We're lucky that way. There are a couple of scrappers nearby and one is less than 5 miles. Even if they don't pay, it is cheaper than the dump and legal.

We have a garbage transfer station nearby, run by the regional district. All garden waste and scrap metal is free to dump for residents but commercial loads are charged. Scrap metal includes appliances except a possible charge for refrigeration equipment.

 

[Eagle1]

Must be nice to have a dump or transfer station near. Would take me about 90 minutes ONE way to the nearest. Only reason I pay for trash service, do not want to spend 3 hours hauling trash every week
When we were open for business I filled a 4x4x8 dumpster every week (twice that on holidays in the summer), enough effort just haul it to there and load it in.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Ten years ago, I bought an adjacent piece of property with a derelict house which I promptly tore down. The original owner was a real pack rat and had junk all over the place. As a condition of sale, I had him clean up the junk. He removed everything you could see on the surface but I later found out that was just the half of it.

Now, a decade later, I'm still digging up junk he buried. I can't stick a shovel in the ground without hitting something. Last spring, my wife wanted a spot leveled and tilled for a garden. I dug up two engine blocks and a busted bulldozer tread in the process.

I tried using my metal detector, but it never stops alerting wherever I take it! I started digging up and removing the junk but I have to haul it to the recycle yard, dump, or pay someone to take it. Eventually, I just gave up. I never found anything toxic so I'm just going to leave it there.

 

[Torvy]

Not all garbage service is equal, either.

We have a few choices out here and our guys are pretty nice about taking the occasional 'bonus' item.

We've had service in other places that were very strict about their 'rules'.