This kid thinks that garbage trucks are awesome. He is friends with our regular garbage man AND the ones who fill in on his day off. They all know his name. They blow their horn when they get to our house, if we aren’t already outside waiting. They take their gloves off and shake his hand. He’s on a garbage high the rest of the day. 
He loves to take the trash out.
So guess what he wanted to be for his 3rd Halloween. A Garbage Man! There are zero ready made costumes for this, so here is the super easy DIY garbage man costume. Three important letters you need to learn first, PPE. Personal Protection Equipment.
Kids Leather Work Gloves – Any guy on the job needs a pair of leather work gloves. These are nicely made and he wears them when he helps Daddy in the yard and every Wednesday when he takes the trash out.
Garbage Truck Shirt – Love for all things stinky!
Kids Safety Vest – you’ve gotta be seen, right? Safety First!
Department of Sanitation Hat – ok, this one takes a bit more work. Kids trucker hat and a couple stitches for a patch. I found our patch on eBay. Try these search terms “department of sanitation patch”, “waste management patch”, “BFI patch”. 
Work Boots – More PPE
Garbage (candy) Collector – What a better way to carry all the candy you get? This one takes a little work too. You need a 10qt (2.5 gallon) plastic trash can, a cheap bucket and a waste management sticker. You will need to remove the metal handle from the bucket and make holes in the trash can to fit the handle. You can use a small drill bit or do what I did and used a philips head screwdriver and a handle. You’ll probably need bend the handle a bit to get it to fit the shape of the garbage can. Then add your sticker!
This kid wore this costume for a week before and a month after. The look on our garbage man’s face when he heard who my little man wanted to be for Halloween was priceless.
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