A trash can that has been knocked over will produce a pile of trash, and must be picked up by a teen or older Sim before it can be used for garbage disposal again. Children and teens with a low aspiration score may also autonomously kick the outdoor trash can, and messy pets may knock it over.
Passersby may also kick the outdoor trash can over if they are enemies or furious with one of the members of the household, or if they have very few nice points. This will come at a slight cost to hygiene. Sims with less than two neat points can 'Salvage' from the outdoor trash can, which yields the scavenging Sim a few Simoleons if they find something. Sims may autonomously empty a garbage can even if it is not yet full. Garbage cans function similarly to those in The Sims. The Sims 2 Residential outdoor trash can. You can help The Sims Wiki by expanding this section.
This section is in need of additional information. These trash cans will eventually need to be emptied into the outdoor trash can, which does not need to be emptied. Players can also purchase smaller trash containers for use indoors that allow Sims to temporarily dispose of garbage in them. Each residential lot contains an outdoor trash receptacle that can be used for the disposal of trash this trash can is located outside of the lot's boundaries, and cannot be moved without the use of the moveobjects cheat.
