Garbage Collection in the Philippines is Awful

 I hate the Philippines' garbage collection system. 

These guys do not come at the same time on the same day every week. Instead they come whenever they feel like it. That means one cannot put out their garbage to ensure collection in a timely manner. Sure they might come Tuesday afternoon but then again they might not come until Friday evening. If you put out the trash and they do not come you run the risk of stray dogs tearing through the bags and creating a huge mess. 

Because they do not come at the same time and on the same day the truck has to blast loud music and blow its horn to alert the neighborhood of their presence. But sometimes they don't even do that. Instead you could be taking a nap only to find out the garbage truck has come and gone and you are stuck with a week's worth of trash sitting in your garage. Thanks, guys. Hopefully they collect it next week. 

The problem is Filipinos do not value order. They do not value timeliness. They do not value safety. They do not embrace the values that makes society progressive and prosperous. This is not an issue that is silly for one to get angry about. The fact that garbage collection does not follow an orderly schedule is just one more proof of what a dysfunctional country the Philippines truly is.