A very concrete request

InterventizioDoes this sound natural to a native speaker?

No. It sounds rather elevated.

Do you want the mayor himself to come to your window and carry the bin away?

Note that I actually want it to sound "elevated" (and not actually "natural), but in a sarcastic way (so I realize the example of the letter to the mayor is not appropriate).

So, change of setting. You are among some aristocratic people drinking the 5 pm tea, and you talk about very abstract subjects. At one point, you get really tired of all that, and you feel the need to scandalize the

InterventizioVery poor comedy, I know, but I guess it sounds ok in this new context?

It's OK, but hardly "scandalous."

"If I may advance a comment of a more practical nature: did you notice that roach in the cucumber sandwich on the buffet?

Interventiziogarbage bin

This is odd. You seem to have mixed up different words. Garbage is used in American English. So is garbage can, which is known simply as a bin in British English. It's not natural or necessary to mix the two kinds of English.

I meant "dumpster". I remember looking up the difference between "garbage bin/can" and "dumpster". Apparently I put "bin" at first and then forgot to put "dumpster". A "bin" I would be able to remove myself whereas a dumpster requires the service of the garbage guys.

Concerning your question, which I didn't get at first, consider that in european cities the mayor is in charge of any public service a city provides, including garbage disposal, which is carried out by public municipal companies. I don't know if that's the case in the US too with private companies like Waste Management.

Interventizio ...write a formal letter to the mayor to ask him to remove a garbage bin which is right under your window.

When you ask someone to do something, it usually means that the person will perform the request themselves.

Dad: "Mother, please ask your son to clean up his room."

So when you ask the mayor to remove the bin, you expect hi

Oh so that's what you meant. I guess something like "ask the mayor to HAVE the garbage bin removed" would be ok too.

InterventizioOh so that's what you meant. I guess something like "ask the mayor to HAVE the garbage bin removed" would be ok too.

Yes.

InterventizioI meant "dumpster". I remember looking up the difference between "garbage bin/can" and "dumpster".

The article here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_container would be helpful to you. It mentions the different terms for waste containers, as well as when t