Mr. Can Clean’s Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tips

Mr. Can Clean’s trash can cleaning service in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland has our own tips and tricks when it comes to rubbish bin cleaning but a lot of those are proprietary, sorry!

But – we can give you some basic direction how specifically to clean your garbage cans. If you need to clean garbage cans in North Vancouver, this may be different, than if you have a dirty garbage can in Delta. The differences in wildlife, garbage collection by-laws, and garbage usage are varied across the province of British Columbia – here are three rubbish bin cleaning tips that are universal.

And -when you find out that cleaning trash cans yourself is a dirty, stinky, time consuming job – then give a professional trash can cleaner a call!

Number #3 Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tip:

If it’s summertime, your rubbish bin needs vinegar! While it won’t be as effective as the method we use, vinegar prevents flies from laying eggs in your rubbish bin and actually kills eggs – so no maggots! Not only that, vinegar is a great, eco-friendly cleaning product for anything – not just for keeping rubbish bins clean.

#2 Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tip:

Consistency, consistency, consistency. We love our One-Time Cleaning customers who have never cleaned their rubbish bins because it gives us great before and after pictures, but if you are looking to maintain a clean rubbish bin, doing a small amount of cleaning repeatedly is always better than doing one huge clean infrequently.

and the NUMBER ONE Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tip:

If you are cleaning your trash can in North Vancouver, here are some considerations: firstly, let’s look at the wildlife in the area, secondly, let’s look at what deters them.

First of all – if a black bear sees your garbage can, he’s going to investigate; they’re already conditioned to see carts as food. There are too many people who DON’T clean their trash cans for them to NOT check yours out. Personally, we have a trash can in our driveway that is only used to store packaging and recyclables – a black bear STILL came by and tried to rip the lid off. Lucky it’s padlocked! Black bears are curious animals. In a situation like this – it’s best to have a can that they check out, realize there’s nothing appetizing in it and then – they’ll take you off the route. BUT, they’re always ready to add your can back on – so keep it clean.

Lack of odour in your garbage can is the first thing we discussed, now let’s talk about odour – namely, pine: bears dislike the smell of pine. We finish every garbage can cleaning by spraying our customers cans generously with a pine scented spray that will give bears an unappetizing odour when they investigate.

Conclusions:

If this seems like a lot of work well – it is! We couldn’t imagine doing a home rubbish bin cleaning of a dirty can without professional equipment, enzymatic deodorizers, scrubbers, and pine spray. Like we tell our customers: “I know how to clean my own oil, but when I pay my mechanic to do it, the oil’s on his hand, not mine.”

If you’d like worry-free rubbish bin cleaning you need to call Mr. Can Clean. You can sign-up using this form or you can text or e-mail us the number of rubbish bins you need cleaned, your address, and where you’d like us to return them to after cleaning.