Originally Posted by
sullim4
FWIW, they gave us almost no time (maybe 10 minutes?) before they came back through with the trash cart... I'm 32 and I could barely finish my can of soda before they came back.
Unless this happened at the very end of the flight, there is no reason you have to hand back your unfinished beverage items just because the FA's are collecting trash. There will most certainly be other opportunities to get rid of trash during a 4 hour flight.