Man Shares Hilarious Photoshoot ‘Taking Out’ Neighbor’s Trash Bin

An Australian man decided to have a little fun after his neighbor texted him for a quick favor. What could have been a five minute task turned into a five hour photoshoot that has taken the internet by storm.

Nick Doherty sent a message to his Mackay neighbor, 54-year-old photographer Carl Stanojevic, asking if he could “take the bins out” for him, as he was running late for work.

texts between neighbors asking for a favor taking out the trash bin — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

The cheeky neighbor was happy to oblige, telling reporters at The Guardian, “[Nick] is a beautiful person. You’d do anything for him.” Including pampering his trash bin for a solid five hours!

In a very literal interpretation, reminiscent of the beloved Amelia Bedelia children’s books, Carl made a “spur of the moment” decision to take the lucky trash bin out for a day on the town.

close up of garbage can lid with small white bugs scattered across the lid — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

“He said take my bin out. If he had said put my bin out,” Carl told The Guardian, “it would have been just a normal day in Mackay.”

After the garbage truck came and cleaned it out, Stanojevic showed little bin #6 around the town, and showed her off as well. “I received some pretty strange looks,” Carl admits, “especially from the life guard down at the beach,” where the tour started.

“He chased after me and said I can’t dump waste in the ocean…” Carl tells Love What Matters. “When I explained what I was doing, he grabbed a selfie.” The bin not only snagged a picture with the life guard, but is also seen sitting on the rocky shore, gazing out over the ocean.

garbage can is placed in front of a scenic view of the water with an island in the distance — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

“From there, it just rolled on for the next 5 hours!” laughed Carl.

The scenic overlook was followed up by a few stops at the hardware store for some cleaning supplies, and the local supermarket. The little bin was taken to some notable pubs within town, and then rolled to the local dump.

youthful boy poses with garbage can and gives a thumbs up — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

garbage bin placed in front of a sign for a waste centre — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

Next, the gentlemanly gesture landed them at the spa for a relaxing massage and a little self care. After being pampered there, the lucky bin was escorted to the tattoo parlor where she had a few more 6’s added to her shiny, green plastic exterior.

garbage can placed next to the door of a massage and myotherapy building — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

person brings their neighbor's garbage can out to a tattoo shop — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

Gaining some public attention, the traveling trash bin snapped a few more selfies with a garbage truck driver, a crew of cleaning ladies, and some fellow trash bins, eager to be seen with the new Mackay celebrity.

man poses with garbage can in front of a "discover mackay" truck — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

four women pose with a garbage can holding cleaning products in front of a cleaning services van — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

three garbage cans placed in front of a dumpster — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

Little bin #6 then rolled through several dri-thru’s: Hungry Jack’s, Subway, and KFC. Just one wasn’t enough, as it takes a lot to fill her up. After the food stops, the bin paused at a telephone booth to make a phone call.

individual takes out neighbor's garbage can and takes it to a Hungry Jacks drive thru — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

garbage can sits in front of a Subway restaurant next to a hiring sign — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

garbage can is brought to and placed in front of a KFC restaurant — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

Stanojevic, listening nearby, and of course, documenting the moment with a picture, said the trash bin really wasn’t talking to anybody. “It was just talking trash.”

a garbage can is placed in a phone booth on a street — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

Nick was completely surprised by the whole excursion, having no idea what took place until he was tagged on Facebook the following morning when Carl shared an album of the photos he captured during the excursion.

He found the little bin’s adventure quite amusing, however, he did express concerns to local news about living up to the bin’s new standards.

individual takes out neighbor's garbage can but brings it to a pond — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

“[Carl has] definitely raised the expectations of my bin now. I’m going to have to start taking it out regularly or it’ll find another owner,” he laughed.

Both men were blown away by the amount of likes, comments, and shares the Facebook post received, with Carl describing the response as “off the charts.”

“The whole idea was to put a smile on a few people’s faces, but I wasn’t expecting this to go around the world.” Carl told The Guardian. “It’s good that it’s taken the focus off all this heartache with Covid and that’s the idea of it. We’ve definitely put a lot of smiles on people’s faces.”

A garbage can takes an adventure and is placed in front of a local restaurant — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

person brings their neighbor's garbage can out by taking it to a hotel in the area — Courtesy of Carl Stanojevic

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