Not sure how often your trash bins need cleaning? Here's a simple guide to choosing between monthly, quarterly, and one-time bin cleaning based on your household.
You clean your bathroom, your car, even your fridge. The one container that literally holds garbage? Somehow that one's been... never. Let's fix that.
The honest answer.
For most Northern Colorado homes, a professional bin cleaning once a month is the sweet spot: enough to stay ahead of the bacteria and smell, not so often you're paying for cleanings you don't need. Heavy users (big families, lots of pet waste, diapers, loose food scraps) do better every two weeks. Lighter households can stretch to quarterly.
What drives how often you need it.
A few things move the needle: how much food and organic waste goes in, whether you bag everything or toss it loose, summer heat (bacteria and maggots love it), and whether you've got pets. The messier the inputs, the faster the funk comes back.
Why "once a year" doesn't cut it.
A single annual clean lets a full year of residue bake onto the walls of the bin. By then you're not maintaining, you're doing damage control. Regular cleaning keeps the bin from ever becoming a health hazard in the first place, which is cheaper and a whole lot less gross.
Pick a plan and forget about it.
That's the whole point of a recurring plan: you never think about it. Monthly is $15, bi-monthly $20, quarterly $25, and a one-time clean is $30, plus just $5 per extra bin. We show up the same day as your garbage pickup, sanitize and deodorize at the curb, and you come home to a bin that doesn't make you gag. Not sure which plan fits? Call or text (970) 880-5700 or book at rockymountainbinblasters.com and we'll help you figure it out.