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How We Clean Your Trash Cans

Found in:Kitchen

Trash cans are the most overlooked surface in the home. The exterior collects fingerprints, drips, and grease from the kitchen environment. The interior — even with a liner — accumulates residue from leaks, condensation, and liner gaps. The lid interior is the most neglected surface: it catches splatter every time something is thrown in.

Service levels

lightEmpty and reline
2 min
Default for: Weekly, Biweekly

Empty trash, replace liner, wipe rim.

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regularClean and sanitize
4 min
Used on rotation during deep cleans

Empty trash, wash interior and exterior with sanitizer, dry, replace liner.

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What we don't do

  • We don't remove trash — that's the client's responsibility before we arrive. We don't clean cans without a liner in place, as that's a scope boundary. We don't clean the interior of a can that has active trash in it. We don't use bleach inside cans that will hold food waste — the residual fumes are unnecessary.

Why we do it this way

Wiping only the exterior misses where odor originates. Odor from a trash can that has a liner is almost always coming from residue on the interior walls or lid, not the trash itself. A damp wipe of the interior surfaces and lid removes the organic residue that bacteria feed on. For kitchen trash cans, the grease-laden kitchen air also coats the exterior, so a degreaser wipe is more effective than a damp cloth alone.

Common questions

Trash cans get emptied and relined every visit — interior sanitizing is rotated in on a schedule. Tell us about your home in the quote form and we'll make sure every trash can is on the checklist.

Tell us about your home so we can build a complete trash and recycling plan into your checklist.

We'll ask about the rooms and the cans that need the most attention.