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A little bit of everything in Rehoboth’s bulk pickup
Appliances, furniture, beach equipment and more lined the city’s streets
This chair and heater combo probably sat on someone’s front porch for a number of years. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
May 5, 2022
For the first time, Rehoboth Beach conducted its annual bulk trash pickup over two weeks – the south side the week of April 25-29; the north side the week of May 2-6. As you can see from the following photos, property owners on both sides of town out out wide variety of items.
The bulk was out and city staff was out early picking it up.
It’s a little beat up, but this lacrosse net could definitely still be used.
This mannequin looks like it can’t believe it’s being thrown away after all the years of being a party discussion starter.
Last year it was toilets. This year, multiple houses had sinks out.
This looks like a rain barrel, but the holes and its ability to rotate seem to indicate it was being used as a compost bin.
Looks like someone got a new work bench for Christmas.
With an inflatable octopus in a trash can, boogie boards and beach chairs, this looks like grandma and grandpa put out last year’s beach toys before the grandkids came around again.
A gold-trimmed bureau straight from the ’80s.
Old electronics are popular. At one point, this printer probably cost a pretty penny.
Looks like this rental will be enjoying new wicker patio furniture this year.
Imagine how bright these blinds were when they were first hung up.
No toilets to be seen, but here are couple tank lids ready for use.
How many beers were drunk before someone convinced someone else to run through this fence?
Time to change up the back yard.
The duct tape is holding these refrigerator doors shut, but it sure does look like the owner is trying to hide something.
Dishwashers too.
What curse words came out of someone’s mouth when this wheelbarrow’s handle broke and unexpectedly dumped its load all over the place?
These three brown chairs look like they matched the interior of the house they were in front of nicely.
This has renter-says-it-was-like-this-when-they-showed-up all over it.
Jane Doe wasn’t kidding when she told John Doe she was going to throw away his luggage if he didn’t come get it.
A little bit of sandpaper, some elbow grease and a can of spray paint could have these guys looking good.
What was this person trying to rake that ended up braking off all the tongs except the two outside ones?
This indicates the owner has given up on cleaning this summer and decided to hire a cleaner.
Don’t these people know that other people pay good money for things with this beach chic look.
A washer and dryer set. Not much to add, other than they look like they might work.
This tilt on this grill makes it look like it was using the beer opener to the left a little too freely.
With all these chairs sitting here, it looks like these folks decided to make things as uncomfortable for visitors as possible.
With a lot of information being stored in the cloud, these filing cabinets aren’t as useful anymore.
It appears this pile of old fencing was replaced by the new fencing in the background.
More mattresses and another couch.
It only took this property owner 15 years to come to the realization that this wasn’t going to be the year they started using the rowing machine.
Floppy discs hadn’t even been invented yet when this person won this bowling trophy.
These fans could be useful as we near the summer.
This appears to be a well-used potting bench.
These 50-year-old Popular Science magazines could be worth something if they hadn’t spent all night in the rain.
Who’s ready for Christmas?
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
