Deep cleaning your bin is a tedious task yet an important one. A filthy bin can quickly attract flies and later maggots which are notoriously difficult to get rid of. To avoid this, regularly soaking your empty bin in bleach, disinfectant and hot water can be an effective way to clean your bins - indoors and outdoors. If you find you simply don’t have time, there are plenty of bin cleaning services available where a company or individual will come and deep clean your bin on a regular basis for a small fee. Regardless of how you choose to do it, be mindful that both the inside and outside of your bin should be cleaned regularly.
Most of these products go to waste recycling companies that reuse the metal from the appliances. In case of other recyclable products, a lot of manufacturers send them for eco-friendly rubbish disposal as well.
By recycling you are not only optimising the space in each of your bins, but you are also protecting the environment from greater pollution and deforestation, a few of the many benefits of recycling.
The second way to make the most of your bin space is fairly obvious - squash things! Particularly for recycling bins which are typically filled to the brim with large plastic bottles or cardboard boxes, these can all be quickly deconstructed or squashed in order to fit more compactly in your bin.
In fact, more often than not, tins and boxes can be stacked or slid inside each other to use less bin space! By squashing your waste to a quarter of its usual size, you could maximise your bin space to store 4 times as much!
Another key tip is to simply use less. Food waste is a global issue, with predictions that a whopping third of food produced globally goes to waste. Simply by better managing our portions and calculating our usage, we could significantly reduce the amount of domestic food waste we throw away daily. Fortunately, there are many great zero-waste shops that can help you buy the right sized portions of things such as grains, pasta and cereal. Not only will buying the right amount of food reduce your waste, but it will also save you money too!
In fact, more often than not, tins and boxes can be stacked or slid inside each other to use less bin space! By squashing your waste to a quarter of its usual size, you could maximise your bin space to store 4 times as much!
It is a misconception that putting your heaviest waste at the top of your bin is the most effective way to fill it. The idea that it will crush and weigh down on the other waste is not always true. Instead, you should place the heaviest and bulkiest items at the bottom of your bin first, and then use the spaces between these for the smaller, more flexible waste. By filling your bin like this, you will be using up all pockets of space, enabling your bin to hold more domestic waste!
It is important not to overfill your bin. In fact, it is widely known that bin collection services are very reluctant to take bins at all if they are either overflowing or impractical to move. In the event that they do refuse to accept an overflowing bin, you are now left with twice the waste to fit in your bin before the next collection - which can be a nightmare!
Although it is difficult to avoid overfilling a bin with little space, there are a few alternatives to consider:
By considering all of these tips, you are bound to be able to fit more waste in your bins. From reducing waste to strategic filling, optimising your bin space can be simple!