Ideas
I play on a Windows 11 PC with no mods or CC. I have all of the EPs and game packs, and most of the stuff packs. I looked to see if this has been reported, particularly because it's all over the Reddit TS4 sub, so I know I'm no the only one having this issue. I saw that someone else had attempted to report the bug and had the thread closed due to multi-report or something, so my report has to do with the absolute obsession random sims, who my household doesn't even know, have with rummaging through my outdoor garbage can EVERY NIGHT and then kicking it over after they get garbage all over my yard.
In the past, before the July 2025 patch, I rarely had my outdoor garbage can kicked over. It generally only happened when L Faba visited the household, and rarely ever did a random townie kick it over. Now, my garbage can gets kicked over EVERY night, because EVERY night some random person is rummaging around in it, getting garbage all over the ground. This has happened across multiple new saves, and is still happening in the brand new save I started today after downloading the most recent patch.