EXT. Miami Lakes — pickup day
Miami-Dade County
Trash bin cleaning in Miami Lakes
The BinFather cleans trash bins in Miami Lakes, including Loch Lomond, Royal Oaks, Lake Martha and Bull Run. Recurring service is $30 a cleaning with 2 bins included, or $65 for one cleaning. Miami Lakes was master-planned around its lakes and tree-lined streets, and a neglected cart is conspicuous here in a way it isn't in most of the county.
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On the ground in Miami Lakes
Why do Miami Lakes' tree-lined streets keep a bin from ever drying out?
Miami Lakes was laid out as a planned community and still reads like one — winding streets, mature tree canopy, dozens of small lakes, and a walkable town centre around Main Street. The canopy is the town's signature and, for a trash cart, its main liability: a bin kept under mature trees sits in shade all day and never gets the direct sun that would dry the interior between collections.
Much of the housing sits under association rules about where carts may be kept and when they must be brought in, so bins commonly live in garages or behind side gates. That keeps the streetscape right and moves the odor indoors, which is why the complaint here is usually about the garage rather than the curb.
The town's lakes are part of its drainage system and run right through residential blocks. Rinsing a bin out on a driveway sends everything in it toward the nearest storm drain and into that water, which is reason enough to do it differently.
Drag it yourself
Garbage can cleaning in Miami Lakes, start to finish
We come on your Miami Lakes collection day, once the truck has emptied the cart, wash it at the curb with heated water we bring on our truck or trailer, treat it, and tidy up before we go.
- Recurring, per cleaning
- from $15a bin
- $30 a visit · 2-bin minimum
- Each additional bin $10
- As of
- One-time
- $32.50a bin
- $65 a visit · 2-bin minimum
- No subscription, no contract
Miami Lakes questions
Asked and answered
Our HOA requires bins kept in the garage. Does that matter?
It makes cleaning more useful, not less. An enclosed garage traps odor that an open side yard would disperse, and anything leaking from the cart ends up on your floor. Roll it to the curb on your service day and we take it from there.
Is the treatment safe around the lakes?
The treatment is biodegradable, we bring our own water, and we tidy the area before we leave — nothing is left running toward a drain or a lake.
How often should a bin here be cleaned?
Monthly is what we recommend, especially for a cart stored in a garage or kept under the canopy where it never fully dries. A smaller household that bags its food waste may find every three months is enough.