INT. The sit-down — five questions
The bin check
How often should your trash bin be cleaned?
Answer five quick questions and the check recommends a cleaning interval and shows your price. For most South Florida homes the answer is monthly; diapers, pets or full sun make it more urgent, bagged waste in the shade makes it less. It takes about thirty seconds.
“Tell me about your bin. I’ll tell you what it needs.”
Question 1 of 5
How the check decides
How often should a trash bin be cleaned in South Florida?
Monthly suits most South Florida households, at $30 a cleaning with 2 bins included. The heat never gives a bin the winter break it gets further north, so residue builds all year. Monthly keeps the bin from ever turning.
When should a trash bin be cleaned more often?
Diapers, pet waste, meat or fish scraps, a cart in full sun, or a bin kept in a garage or closed side yard all push toward monthly — the waste breaks down faster and the smell has nowhere to go. Flies or maggots mean the film they breed in is already there.
When is every 3 months enough?
A smaller household that bags dry waste and keeps the bin in the shade builds up slowly. Every 3 months — $50 a cleaning, once a season — is enough if nothing smells yet; once it has started to, monthly is what stops it.
Every price on one page: trash bin cleaning prices. Want the long version? How often should you clean your trash can.