Ways to Cut Down on Pests Between Rubbish Removal Dates
During warmer months of the year, you may notice a significant increase in pests between rubbish removal dates. This means pests in your can, in your trash and a possible infestation of your property. You may be thinking there is no way to cut down on this issue. The truth is, there are several methods you can use to reduce pests between the removal dates. Here are a few to consider that may work for your home.
Recycling Items
The first thing to do is to separate your recycling from your general home rubbish. Most waste management and rubbish removal services will offer you recycling containers for different items. These usually consist of plastics, paper, glass and aluminium. The reason recycling can help reduce pests is because it isn't just about sorting. In order for items to go into the recycling bins, you will likely have to rinse cans and jars. This reduces the food waste left behind and gives pests nothing to seek out. Also, recycling items means the chance to reuse items like paper for glass cleaning and clean glass jars for storage, eliminating them from your rubbish stacks.
Composting Food Waste
Food waste is the number one item that attracts pests to your rubbish bins. This is especially true during hotter months when the smells can become stronger faster. Foods also decay faster in hotter weather, causing other pests to seek out the waste, like flies and worms. Try composting your food waste instead of tossing it out in the rubbish. Composting can be done in your yard, through local compost groups and through some landscaping companies that reuse the compost for upcoming projects.
Use Stronger Odour-Control Bags
Consider one other option If you have rinsed out your cans and glass jars, used recycling methods and composted your food waste but still notice a large number of pests. Manufacturers make strong puncture-resistant bags that have odour-control elements. These bags trap odours and are more durable against items cutting them and opening the odours or items to pests. You can also use these bags for disposable diapers, wipes and other similar items to cut down on the odours that may be attracting bugs.
Keep in mind, you will likely have some sort of pest around your rubbish bins. These ideas help cut those pests down to a minimum. If you continue to have serious pest issues, consider spraying around the rubbish bins to help reduce the pests even further or consulting with a rubbish removal company to remove the waste more often.
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