When it comes time to prepare your business for spring, don’t neglect your dumpster. Whether you have a rental or purchased your own, ensuring it’s ready for the warm weather is essential to having a successful season. Here's how to do it and why it matters.

Why Prepare Your Dumpster for Spring?

Warm Weather Means More Trash

When the warm weather arrives, most businesses will find themselves generating more trash. This is especially true of restaurants, which see more customers when the weather is nice. A clean, empty dumpster will prepare you for the days ahead.

You Will Be Focused on Business

Increased activity in the spring means your attention will be on running the business. Getting the dumpster cleaned before you get busy is one less thing to worry about, allowing you to focus on what is important.

Spring Means Increased Pests

Wildlife of all kinds becomes more active in the spring. A well-cleaned dumpster ensures you do not have an inviting refuge sitting outside your place of business and encourages pests to look elsewhere.

How Can You Keep It Clean?

Clear All Waste

Your first step is to ensure the dumpster is emptied of all solid waste. It's usually best to wait until the waste management service makes their scheduled rounds and picks it up, because you cannot sanitize the dumpster until it has been cleared out.

Use Water and Bleach

Wearing proper PPE, hose down the interior with a bleach and water mixture and drain it when you are done. Next, fill the bottom with 6 to 10 inches of clean water. Add roughly 2 cups of bleach to sanitize the interior. Let it sit for about an hour, then drain the dumpster and rinse the interior with fresh water.

Thoroughly Dry it Out

Avoid closing up the dumpster until it is completely dry inside. Prematurely putting it back to use can lead to mold and bacterial growth. If the weather is good, leaving it empty and open overnight should allow it to dry completely.

If you rent a commercial dumpster and have questions about cleaning it out for spring, contact Southeast Waste Disposal of Ozark, AL, serving the entire Wiregrass area and southeast Alabama. With their reliable schedules, restaurants and other businesses in the region have relied on them for waste disposal and dumpster rentals for nearly 20 years. Reach them at (334) 774-4158 to ask about their services, or visit their website to send them a message.