[fireman15]

The story and the description from the employee are more than a little exaggerated. I have got a trailer nearly identical to the type that they are using. There is no way that you could fit 800 lbs of compost into it.

[Paladin2]

Apparently needs trailer brakes...

[oldvirginian]

“..the entire load—waste, trailer, bike, Ibarra—adds up to almost eight hundred pounds.”

They’re talking the load of man, bike, trailer and waste weighing 800#, not just the load. That waste food is probably damp and packed into that container.

Since all that does have to be stopped I can see adding it all up. Still doubt the 800# figure though.

[Clarancebeaks]

Riding that bike with hand brakes down a hill with 800 pounds on a tiny trailer behind it is a job for the guys from Jackass.

[immadashell]

… when the tubs are full the entire load—waste, trailer, bike, Ibarra—adds up to almost eight hundred pounds.

Not hard to believe if Ibarra weighs 400#s.

[sphinx]

There is no way that you could fit 800 lbs of compost into it.

That does seem like a lot. Probably beyond the capacity specs for the trailer. The wheels and axle in your picture don't look like they could hold that much.

Possibly they're talking about "government contractor pounds," which are what they've been billing the city for collecting and hauling. These do not necessarily bear any relation to what you and I call "pounds."