It was time-consuming and kept them from performing other activities they could have chosen to do instead. I made this mod because my sims kept taking out the trash as soon as they threw one thing away into an empty can. You can still tell sims to empty the trash if there is only a small amount of trash in the can, but they will no longer do this on their own. burin077 Use as bait for catching rare fish. If they pile up in your inventory too fast, just sell them. This simple mod prevents Sims from autonomously emptying trash cans unless they are actually full or overflowing. Trash fruit makes a pretty useful fertilizer for other plants, so until you can get a Growfruit tree (which is the best fertilizer), its useful to have one of them in your garden to just use as fertilizer. (you can use this option without Seasons, but it won't be any different from my original mod. There's no check for if the outdoor can is actually placed inside, but you can always direct your Sims to empty the trash if there is a storm, as this mod only affects their autonomous behavior. sims sims4 ts4 ts4cc cc mods ccfolder modsfolder tray buildandbuy objects thesims objectsfolder folder cchaul shopping house home housecc speedbuild buildcc ccfinds cclink cas customcontent freedownload The sims 4, Sims 4, ts4, ts4cc, ts4 cc, cc, cc folder, mods folder, mods, build and buy, objects, objects cc, speed. This option assumes that your Sim's 'outdoor' trash can is, well, placed outside.

Apartments and penthouses will be ignored since they typically have an indoor trash chute (you do not need the City Living DLC to use this mod, however).

Sims with traits that would protect them from panicking will still empty the trash as normal. I have created an option for those with the Seasons DLC that will prevent Sims from emptying the trash in extreme weather that would cause them to drop the trash, panic, and run back inside.

Sims 4 antique trash can