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Seasoned Ace

3 months ago

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Dumpster does not fill up on home lot

I placed three dumpster on my home lot. The lot has the reduce and recycle lot trait. But the dumpsters never fill up, so there is nothing my sim can do with them, except nap in them. I want my sim to have enough dumpsters to dumpster dive in.

Did this ever work for anyone. How do I get the dumpsters to fill up?

There is no problem with public dumpsters filling up.

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JonaO703
3 months ago
Heddelviven Hello! The dumpsters don't fill automatically when placed on home lots. The sims must empty trash from the indoor bins into the dumpster. Make sure you remove any other outdoor trash cans so that your sims only put trash in the dumpsters. Your sims will be able to dumpster dive once any trash is in them and they do not need to be "full" to be able to dive. They will only be able to dive once until trash is emptied into the dumpster again.

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nhr9xokm9hxj
Seasoned Newcomer
2 days ago
I’ve seen this happen when dumpsters placed on a residential lot don’t behave the same way as public dumpsters.
If the Reduce and Recycle lot trait is enabled, I’d try removing and replacing the dumpsters first, then letting some in-game time pass.
You could also test the lot without the trait to see if the dumpsters start filling normally.
If you’re looking for a Dumpster Rental Conway AR service for an actual home cleanup or renovation, that’s a separate option from the in-game dumpsters, but for The Sims issue, I’d first check whether the lot trait is affecting how the dumpsters generate trash.
JonaO703
Hero
3 months ago
Heddelviven Hello! The dumpsters don't fill automatically when placed on home lots. The sims must empty trash from the indoor bins into the dumpster. Make sure you remove any other outdoor trash cans so that your sims only put trash in the dumpsters. Your sims will be able to dumpster dive once any trash is in them and they do not need to be "full" to be able to dive. They will only be able to dive once until trash is emptied into the dumpster again.