Getting your bins through a Montreal winter
Frozen lids, garbage stuck to the bottom and bins buried by the plow: winter is hard on garbage and compost bins. Here is how to get them through to spring in good shape.
The Purbin blog
Practical notes on keeping garbage, recycling and compost bins clean and odour-free through every Montreal season.
Where the dirty water goes: how a curbside bin wash works
Washing a garbage bin at the curb produces dirty water that should never reach a storm drain. Here is how a proper curbside wash works, step by step, and why the water matters as much as the clean.
Why your compost bin smells worse in July, and what actually fixes it
The smell from a summer compost bin comes from a few predictable causes: heat, trapped moisture and protein scraps. Here is what is going on inside the bin and the habits that stop it.