They opened a trash can full of worms.

Backpedaling Southampton town officials claimed they accidentally voted to remove trash cans from the ritzy coastal community’s downtown – a move they reversed after fed-up locals threatened to dump garbage on Town Hall.

The trash cans were back on the sidewalks this week, overflowing with garbage, as baffled residents groused about their town board’s supposed bone-headed excuses.

“They probably saw all the backlash they were getting and scrambled to come up with an excuse — and that’s the best they could do I guess,” said Shakir Phillippe, a Southamptonite, on Thursday.

The rubbish ruckus unfolded after Labor Day, when residents and shop owners woke up to find town workers removing all of the trash bins along main streets across each hamlet.

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