Ready to Join other Trash Can Cleaners? What You Can Expect

What Inspired Me?

Ten years ago, while working in tech sales, I encountered a common yet unsolved problem: a horribly smelly bin. Frustrated by the lack of solutions, I began searching for equipment that could clean bins quickly and efficiently. This led me to envision a business that not only addressed this issue but also allowed me the freedom to work outside on my own schedule. I knew I could create a fun brand around cleaning garbage cans and pressure washing, solving a widespread problem while enjoying the benefits of an outdoor business. Now I help others become trash can cleaners.

Proud of our very first truck build in 2020. This truck is STILL out cleaning bins in Kentucky for a new company!

Brief Overview

The demand for clean bins is growing every day. As more people notice bin cleaners in action, curiosity about this new service increases. Given that garbage never stops accumulating, trash cans will always need cleaning. This scenario creates the perfect opportunity for a subscription-based service, providing recurring revenue and the potential for long-term wealth growth.

Benefits of Starting a Bin Cleaning Business

Starting a trash can cleaning business offers numerous benefits:

• Large Customer Base: Almost every household and business generates garbage, making the potential customer base vast.
• Recurring Need: Trash cans continually need cleaning, ensuring a steady stream of repeat business.
• Efficiency: Our equipment makes cleaning bins quick and efficient.
• Low Overhead: The business can be run from a home office with minimal staff.

Many trash can cleaners have grown their businesses to over 10,000 subscribers, generating millions of dollars in revenue annually. These successful entrepreneurs invested the necessary capital into marketing and business growth, setting them apart from those who hesitate to spend on marketing and consequently struggle to expand.

Environmental and Community Benefits

Trash bin cleaning significantly contributes to a cleaner environment. It eliminates breeding grounds for flies and maggots and removes food sources for pests and rodents, enhancing the cleanliness and health of communities.

Getting Started

To start a trash can cleaning business, follow these steps:

1. Choose the Right Equipment: Select equipment that fits your budget while leaving enough capital for growth.
2. Register Your Business: Ensure your business is registered with state and federal governments.
3. Create Your Brand: Develop a visually appealing brand and build a user-friendly website for seamless sign-ups.
4. Set Up Online Presence: Establish social media accounts and a Google listing for reviews.
5. Marketing Knowledge: Either gain knowledge in marketing or hire a professional to help generate subscriptions and grow your business.
6. Job Routing Software: Pick out a good job routing software so that you can reach your customers in a timely manner and keep them happy.

Equipment and Technology

Various equipment options are available for cleaning bins. As a new business, avoid expensive bin cleaning trucks with high monthly payments. Instead, invest in professionally built equipment that allows you to clean 50-100 garbage cans per tank efficiently, maximizing profitability. Our new line of FLEX trailers is the lowest-cost, professionally built option on the market.

After five years and over 500,000 garbage cans cleaned, we’ve developed the perfect lightweight trailer for startups. Our FLEX trailers, weighing only 5500 lbs when full, are the lightest in the industry. We’ve eliminated maintenance issues by designing a manual can tipper, removing the need for heavy, problem-prone hydraulic systems. Each trailer comes wrapped in your branding and has the potential to generate thousands of dollars per day from cleaning garbage cans or pressure washing.

When the time comes, you’ll need a new bin cleaning nozzle. We can help with those too. Those are the sprayheads that spin 360 degrees to blast the bins. All trash can cleaners need them.

Financial Prospects

Startup costs depend on your equipment choice, but with financing options, out-of-pocket expenses can stay under $15-$20k. The bulk of these costs will go towards an equipment down payment and an initial marketing blitz to kickstart your business.

The first year in business will be emotionally challenging, ranging from fear and excitement to frustration and satisfaction. Building a business reveals one’s true determination for success.

Marketing and Customer Acquisition

Your potential customer base is enormous. On garbage day, streets are lined with dirty, smelly cans waiting to be cleaned. Beyond homeowners, numerous opportunities exist in your community, including hospitals, nursing homes, schools, restaurants, shopping centers, HOAs, and property managers. Trash can cleaners have endless target markets!

Most bin cleaners focus on residential customers to build dense, profitable routes with minimal driving between stops. A machine that solves dirty problems positions you perfectly for rapid business growth if you’re willing to get out and ask for the business!

How Do You Get Your Own Branded Can Cleaning Trailer?

At GarbageCanCleaning.com we specialize in building the best equipment on the market. Our Flex trailer can become a money printing machine for you. With endless garbage cans out there, the opportunity is now. Schedule a call and let’s chat. We can get you blasting bins in less than 30 days. If you are looking for where to get a garbage bin cleaning truck for sale like this Isuzu dumpster truck, or a bin cleaning trailer for sale, give us a shout. We can set up the delivery of a bin cleaning trailer anywhere in North America. For more tips and tricks click here.