What To Do With Your Trash While RVing

Above, there's plenty of trash cans available at Crazy Horse Campground at Lake Havasu. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Trash accumulates everywhere, even when camping.

I keep plenty of grocery plastic bags in my motorhome for trash. Private campgrounds have trash cans and dumpster to use. Public campgrounds, if one is lucky have dumpsters available. But suppose there's not trash cans or dumpsters available? 

Generally, on those rare occasions, I keep the trash inside until I get to a gas station or a rest area who have trash cans.

Do It Yourself RV has some ideas on what to do with trash.

They begin it with:

Trash is something we all have to deal with. Of course, you can do your best to cut back on the amount of garbage your family creates, and I truly encourage you to do so. Still, you’ll almost certainly have some sort of waste to get rid of at the end of each week, and for RVers this process can get a bit complicated.

Of course, those who are headed to a traditional home after their camping trip can just carry their waste home and dispose of it there. However, people who live in their RV fulltime—and especially those who are traveling—don’t have this luxury.

Obviously, for those who are staying in an RV park with dumpsters, trash is less of an issue. However, even those with quick access to a dumpster may be left wondering what to do with their recycling or how they can compost while living on the road. Meanwhile, people who do a lot of boondocking don’t even have the convenience of a dumpster, meaning they’ll need to get even more creative.

Luckily, there are solutions to these problems. Here are some of the best ways to keep the trash issue in check so you can go on with your camping without worrying about an ever-growing mound of waste.

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