Clean your outdoor garbage cans to improve their looks and eliminate trash odors for good.

Fortunately, you dont need much to make your garbage receptacles look (and smell) brand new.

Empty Garbage Can and Rinse

Remove any bags or loose trash from the garbage can.

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Attach a sprayer to a standard water hose and thoroughly rinse the inside and outside of the garbage can.

Pay special attention and scrub any crevices, such as behind the wheels and around the handle.

Rinse and Let Dry

When youre done scrubbing, rinse out all the soap with plain water.

Apressure washercan quickly remove stubborn grime and debris from outdoor garbage cans.

Its a natural part of the decomposition process.