Your trash and recycle bins constantly contain extremely contaminated waste products like food scraps, rotten food, discarded food containers, used paper towels + tissues, and more. Imagine that these are simply the items we ourselves actually put into our bins. Let’s not forget that our garbage bins will become filled with a myriad of bacteria, germs, insects, rodents, and other vermin. These sorts of things thrive in this type of dirty, germ-filled environment — an environment that could potentially make you and your family very sick. Besides the obvious health risks, we can’t overlook the horrible smells and unsightly appearance of dirty trash and recycle bins. In case it’s not already clear why it's important, here are the top reasons to have your trash and recycle bins cleaned on a regular basis.

Appearance Of Our Trash and Recycle Bins

We spend so much time and money on other aspects of our Lehigh Valley homes like the roof, siding, lawn and landscaping, so why would you overlook something as small as your trash and recycle bins? Any of the aforementioned items can increase the curb appeal of your living space — your trash and recycle bins included. With that in mind, it only makes sense that you’d want to keep something that's as visible as trash and recycle bins looking presentable. Plus, when your bins are professional washed, they'll look and smell clean so you won’t be as hesitant to move them back and forth on trash pickup days.

The Elimination of Germ + Bacteria Inside Our Waste Bins

Believe it or not, your trash and recycle bins are an absolute breeding ground for all sorts of germs + bacteria. Things like Listeria, Salmonella, and E-Coli are a few of the many issues you can face while handling trash or recycling bins. Sanitizing your Lehigh Valley bins can kill these type of germs and help protect you and your family from sickness and disease.

Garbage Pail Washing Is An Effective Wildlife Deterrent

Animals are quickly and easily attracted to food scraps left inside your dirty trash bins. Raccoons, bears, rodents, opossums and other wildlife will typical rummage through your garbage bins leaving an even bigger mess than you'd bargained for. When your trash bins are regularly cleaned and disinfected, you’ll greatly reduce the possibility of attracting wildlife onto your property.

Maggot and Fly Elimination From Within Our Garbage Bins

Flies are attracted to all sorts of trash, especially in the warmer weather. Worse than that, these flies will quickly breed in these dirty bin locations. The result will be trash and recycling bins filled with nasty maggots. If left unchecked, these maggots will quickly hatch into more flies. From there, the problem continues to grow and grow creating a situation where you won’t even want to take out your trash just to avoid going near the bins.

Odor Elimination From Your Trash + Recycle Bins

The trash and debris we place in our bins naturally creates an offensive odor. This is one of the main reasons we take our trash outside of the house. Used paper towels, diapers, wipes, and rotting food are just a few of the many items we throw away everyday. Is it any wonder our trash and recycle bins smell as bad as they do? Not to mention, the odor intensifies as trash sits there waiting to be picked up by your local service. This is especially problemsome in warmer weather when things heat up to much higher temperatures. If your trash bins aren’t cleaned regularly, the smell remains and gets even worse as it becomes layered with more and more odors each week.

Cleaning your trash bins is important to the safety of you and your family. When done properly, the cleaning and sanitizing process can help eliminate these health and cosmetic issues. If you live in Alburtis, Breinigsville, Center Valley, Emmaus, Fogelsville, Lower Macungie Township, Macungie, Neffs, North Whitehall Township, Saucon Valley, Schnecksville, South Whitehall Township, or Upper Macungie Township, PA, call 610-509-2124 or schedule your Lehigh Valley trash bin cleaning services online today.