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“Need a Garbage Bin Cleaning Service Near Me”? Here’s What to Look-Out For!

If you think “I need a garbage bin service near me” read this before you search. Garbage bin cleaning services are typically run by people with experience in the solid waste industry: that means garbagemen, solid waste foremen, drivers, etc. Being a garbageman is a demanding job and the last thing you want to do after a long day of hauling garbage is to turn the hose on and give the truck a wash. But that’s what makes the difference between a professional garbage man and “a guy who picks up trash.” And that’s what makes the difference between a garbage bin cleaning company you should hire and one you should avoid.

Here’s three reasons why a dirty truck should make you think twice about hiring a garbage bin cleaner in Vancouver and why just because a garbage bin cleaning service is near me, doesn’t mean it’s the one you should go with!

1. If the outside of cart cleaning truck is dirty what about the stuff I can’t see?

Mr. Can Clean Garbage Can Cleaning Vancouver

Garbage can cleaning has a lot going on behind the scenes – there’s plumbing to take water from the tank to the pressure washer to the bin washing machine and finally into your can. While you can see the outside of those hoses – you can’t see the inside – and if the truck, their company’s moving billboard, is a dirty, smelly mess then what do you think the inside of hosing and plumbing looks like? And that’s the water that goes into your garbage can!

2. Attention to Detail

Dirty Hose in A Garbage Can Cleaning Water System

Being presentable is key to running a business – no one wants to hire a business who shows up in a rusty car, looks disheveled, and scares all the neighbourhood kids. Just because we clean garbage carts doesn’t mean we have to look like garbage – and if a company’s workers, trucks, and machinery looks rundown then imagine the attention to detail they give to environmental regulations, their handling and use of cleaning chemicals, or the level of care they put into cleaning your garbage bins! A sloppily dressed garbageman is a dangerous garbageman! Take some pride.

3. Pride

Look good, feel good! If you take pride in your appearance, you’ll most likely take pride in your work as well! And that means the garbage bin cleaner who takes care of his appearance will probably notice the details and missed spots when he’s cleaning your garbage bin!

Conclusion: If you’re walking by a new condo development work-site in Vancouver and notice tools lying around, the workers looking bedraggled, and the ladders swaying in the wind – you’ll probably not be calling your realtor to book a viewing appointment when it’s done. Leaky condos, anyone?

Same goes for garbage can cleaning. Vancouver is a beautiful place – hire a company that takes pride in their work, pays attention to the details! (That’s us 😉 )

Sign-up for Mr. Can Clean Garbage Bin Cleaning today!

Or, checkout our main page and see more reasons why we’re Vancouver’s best garbage can cleaning company.

Mr. Can Clean’s Top Three Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tips

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!

Mr. Can Clean Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tips Vancouver

Vancouver’s Best Rubbish Bin Cleaning Tips

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.