How to Clean Out A Trash Can

Here's how to clean out a dirty, smelly, trash can.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Rubber gloves
• Bleach
• Warm water
• Scrubbing brush with a broomstick length handle

1. Empty out as much of the residue from the can as possible. Shake the can upside down and thump the bottom to make anything stuck on the bottom fall out.

2. Add warm water to the trash can until it's 1/3rd full.

3. Put on rubber gloves and eye protection and add a splash of bleach to the water.

4. Being careful not to get the bleach water on your clothes, stick the long handled scrubber into the garbage can.

5. Work the brush against the bottom and sides of the can. Bring the brush up out of the water to scrub the upper sides and exterior of the can.

6. Empty out the bleach water.

7. Take the garbage can outside and rinse it with a high pressure garden house.

[sparilis]

on 11/28/2008 Step 1 says to shake the can upside down and dump things out of it. Step 7 says to take the can outside. Does that mean we're dumping the can upside down in the house??? Yuk! Also -- a cup of white vinegar in the water will do a better job than the bleach and is safer too.