Debriciner Rov - Chametz In The Garbage On Erev Pesach
The Debriciner Rov was asked (Be'er Moshe 1:41) what to do about the garbage in a person's private garbage cans outside his house on Erev Pesach, since most of the Chametz in the garbage is Chametz Gamur and is still Ra'ui L'Achilas Kelev.
He paskened that if the garbage cans are on the street and not within your property, there is no problem. However if they are on your private property then you have Chametz in your Reshus. Even if you are mafkir your garbage, as long as it is in your property and you do not allow people passing by to enter your property, it is not considered hefker. Therefore in this case you should pour a substance on it that renders it inedible when it is impractical to take out the chametz and burn it.
Important Note: We bring this tshuvah as a starting point for discussion and not to convey any halacha. We try to convey the Tshuva to the best of our ability. We admit that our understanding may not be accurate. One should learn the tshuva to verify the accuracy of our interpretation. Please understand that this Tshuva may not be the final word on this topic. One should consult a Rav before drawing any conclusions.
Anonymous, 2010-03-24 01:33:13 If thats true so how does every bittul chometz work which goes on any left over in your reshus? You only have to do bedika because theres chashash you dont really mean the bittul b'kol halev but here the chometz is in the garbage so for sure you mean it so why doesnt bittul work here?Anonymous, 2010-03-24 02:15:58 The Debriciner says that he is not talking about the issur of Baal Yeira'eh only the Chiyuv Bekida. One may not knowingly keep Chometz in his property with Bitul alone. He must burn it by Zmam Bi'ur. (See Mogen Avrohom 445:7).
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