Trash bin cleaning in Weston

Weston was built as a single planned community and still operates like one. Nearly every neighborhood — Weston Hills, The Ridges, Savanna, Country Isles, Windmill Ranch Estates — sits under an HOA with specific rules about when carts go out, when they come in, and where they are stored the rest of the week. In practice that means bins live in garages and side enclosures, out of sight and out of airflow.

An enclosed cart is a tidier cart and a smellier one. Without sun or moving air, the interior stays damp and warm, and the odor that would dissipate in an open side yard instead concentrates in the garage. Weston homeowners rarely call us about how a bin looks. They call about what happens when the car comes in.

The city's western and southern edges border the Everglades buffer and an extensive canal network, which brings the usual wildlife interest in anything that smells edible. It also means the environmental rules around washing waste into storm drains are taken seriously here — we tidy the area before we leave, which is both the law and the only responsible way to do this work next to a conservation area.