A clean food waste bin comes down to using the right materials and methods to keep your organic waste bin clean. For example, use the 240-litre paper compost bags to prevent nasty smells and sticky edges. Curious about the 5 best tips for a clean food waste bin? Read on!
During the warm summer months, keeping a clean food waste bin can be a challenge. Luckily, there are a few simple and effective tips you can follow to keep nasty smells and unwanted insects at bay. Here are 5 tips to keep your organic waste bin fresh and clean this summer:
1. Use a small food waste caddy indoors and empty it regularly into a large outdoor bin
2. Keep your food waste bin in the shade
3. Paper bin liners for a clean food waste bin
4. Drain your food scraps
5. Only put dry grass in your organic waste bin
1. Use a small food waste caddy indoors and empty it regularly into a large outdoor bin
A smaller food waste caddy in your kitchen means you empty it more often, so food scraps don't sit indoors for too long and start to smell. It also helps keep fruit flies and other insects away.
Extra tip: choose a matching food waste caddy and bag
For a clean food waste bin, it's important to choose a bin with a tight-fitting lid and matching compostable bags to minimise the chance of smells. A ventilated caddy, such as the BioMat food waste caddy, also stops your food waste from going smelly. For wheelie bins, you can choose BioMat's 240-litre paper compost bags. They fit snugly, so you won't have to deal with any mess.
2. Keep your food waste bin in the shade
Sunlight can raise the temperature inside your organic waste bin considerably, which speeds up the breakdown of waste and causes unpleasant odours. Try to keep your food waste bin in the shade to prevent this. Another tip to avoid nasty smells is the ventilated caddy: it's well aired, so bad odours don't build up.
3. Paper bin liners for a clean food waste bin
Compostable or paper bags are better for the environment and help keep your food waste bin clean. They stop food scraps from sticking to the sides of your organic waste bin and make emptying it a lot easier.
240-litre paper compost bags
We recommend BioMat's 240-litre paper compost bags. They reliably keep your bin free of nasty smells. The bag is tear-resistant and wet-strength, so you really don't have to worry about keeping your food waste bin clean. The 240-litre paper compost bags are also great for composting: they're biodegradable, so they can go straight onto the heap.
Want to make your own compost? Read our blog Make your own compost like a pro: here's how
4. Drain your food scraps
Before you throw food scraps into your organic waste bin, it's important to let excess moisture drain off. That way the scraps are less likely to go mouldy and spread unpleasant smells.
5. Only put dry grass in your organic waste bin
Although freshly mown grass smells lovely at first, it can rot very quickly in an organic waste bin. Freshly cut grass can hold a lot of moisture and quickly start to rot, causing nasty smells in an otherwise clean food waste bin. Let the grass dry out a little before putting it in the bin to prevent this. Tip: with the 240-litre paper compost bags you can easily make your own compost. Just toss the whole bag onto the compost heap.