I have struggled with my trash can stinking for so long. The odor had basically absorbed into the plastic and would NOT go away. I had tried EVERYTHING. Bleach, Lysol products, air fresheners, etc. None of this worked.
This weekend, as a last stitch effort, I gave a "green" cleaner a try. I have had very little faith in green cleaning methods (for no good reason) until now. I mixed baking soda and white distilled vinegar in that stinky old trash can, gave it a scrub, then let it soak for a bit. Voila! My trash can smells like plastic. Not stinky garbage, not vinegar (which I was concerned about)...clean plastic!
I was blown away. Maybe there is something to these homemade cleaning products. It has seriously peaked my interest and I may be looking further into this whole green cleaning thing very soon.
I'm about to try this on my diaper pail! If it smells like plastic again and not stinky diapers it will be a miracle! I will let you know how it works!
ReplyDeleteWhooHoo! It worked! I didn't love the grittiness the baking soda left behind, but I did love that the baking soda neutralized the smell of the vinegar and I loved that my diaper smell no longer smells of poopy diapers...well at least it didn't for oh about 2 min until I had to put another poopy diaper in there!
ReplyDeleteHaha! I'm glad it worked for you. I didn;t have a gritty residue left behind though. I wonder about that. ???
ReplyDeleteInteresting...maybe I used to much baking soda? I just kind of threw in what I thought was a good amount...or maybe I should have let it sit and dissolve for a few minutes...hmmm...
ReplyDeleteOr at least rinse it out really, really good with water after.
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