Black cart
Garbage
The heavy hitter. Grease, drips, and whatever leaked out of the bag back in July. We wash it out and the smell goes with it.
Kitchener & Waterloo, Ontario
Stink doesn’tstand a chance
Bin Heroes is a kid-run crew that blasts, scrubs, and deodorizes your garbage, compost, and recycling bins — right in your driveway, on collection day.
- From $10 a bin
- Biodegradable soap
- Kid-run, parent supported
Meanwhile, at the curb…
Three bins. One crew.
Garbage, compost, and recycling all get the same treatment: a high-pressure wash inside and out, biodegradable soap, and a deodorize before they go back up your driveway.
Green cart
Compost
The green bin does the most damage in a Kitchener summer. We shut down the science experiment growing in the bottom.
Blue boxes
Recycling
Sticky pop cans and jar residue rinse out fast. Your boxes come back clean and the flies lose interest.
Planet-friendly soap
Biodegradable cleaning products only. Nothing harsh going down your driveway.
Smells knocked out
Bins get deodorized inside and out, so the garage stops announcing itself.
Dirt, germs and yuck
A high-pressure blast lifts the grime stuck to the walls and the lid you never touch.
How the rescue works
Four steps, start to sparkling
No subscription, no lockbox, no waiting around for a window. Book it, leave the bins out, get them back clean.
- 1
Pick a time
Choose a slot from Ruby's calendar on the booking form. That's the appointment made — no waiting to hear back.
- 2
Leave your bins out
Empty bins at the curb on collection day, same as always. You don't need to be home.
- 3
We blast the yuck
Pressure wash inside, outside, and under the lid, with biodegradable soap and a scrub where it counts.
- 4
Fresh bins
Deodorized, wiped down, and rolled back up your driveway before you get home.
Pick your power-up
Straight prices. No surprises.
Every cleaning includes the inside, the outside, the lid, and the handles. Pay per visit — there's nothing to cancel later.
Hero Wash
$101 bin
Garbage, compost, or recycling. Pick the one that needs it most.
- Inside and out
- Biodegradable soap
- Deodorized
Most
booked
booked
Dynamic Duo
$152 bins
Garbage and compost cleaned in the same visit. The pairing most streets book.
- Both carts
- Inside and out
- Lids and handles
Hero HQ Bundle
$202 bins + recycling
The whole set. Both carts plus your blue recycling boxes, top to bottom.
- Both carts
- Recycling boxes
- Best value per bin
Prices are per visit inside our service area. Want your bins done on a regular schedule, or a few neighbours booked together? Call 519-591-7115 and we’ll sort it out.
Meet the heroes
Run by kids. Backed by parents.
Bin Heroes was started by Ruby, a kid in Idlewood, after a school marketing project and a few news stories about kids running bin cleaning businesses elsewhere in the country. She set the prices, designed the logo, and picked the products.
Some days she works alone, some days friends join in. Parents supervise every booking and handle the equipment and the safety side. You get a bin that doesn’t smell. She gets a first business worth being proud of.
- Kid-run
- Parent supervised
- Right in the neighbourhood
Patrolling these streets
Bin cleaning in Kitchener, Waterloo & Cambridge
Ruby's home route is the 2.5 km around Idlewood she can walk to. Everywhere else in the three cities gets booked and scheduled once there's enough demand on that side of town.
On patrol now — Kitchener
- Idlewood
- Lackner Woods
- Stanley Park
- Chicopee
- Grand River South
- Idlewood and the streets around it
- Postal codes starting N2A. Ruby walks it — the 2.5 km circle is her usual range — and she can usually fit you in within a few days.
- Rest of Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge
- Send a request and it joins the queue for your area. Once a few houses on your side of town are waiting, the crew makes the trip and does them together.
- Everywhere else
- Not yet. Breslau, Guelph, and the townships are outside what a kid-run crew can reach.
Talk to a hero
519-591-7115info@binheroes.caBins go out on your regular collection day. We come by after the truck and clean them at the curb.
Questions from the neighbourhood
Good questions, straight answers
How does bin cleaning work?
Leave your empty bins at the curb on your collection day. We arrive after the truck, pressure wash each bin inside and out with biodegradable soap, deodorize it, and roll it back up your driveway. You don't need to be home.
How much does it cost?
One bin is $10, two bins are $15, and two bins plus your recycling boxes are $20. Prices are per visit inside our service area, with no subscription required.
What areas do you serve?
Ruby's walking route covers Idlewood, Lackner Woods, Stanley Park, Chicopee, and Grand River South in Kitchener — postal codes starting N2A — and she books those on demand. We also take bookings anywhere else in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge; those get scheduled once a few households in your area are waiting, so the crew can do them in one trip.
Do I need to be home?
No. As long as your empty bins are at the curb on collection day, we can clean them and put them back. If you'd rather be there, just say so when you book.
What do you clean the bins with?
High-pressure water and biodegradable, planet-friendly cleaning products. No bleach and no harsh chemicals.
Is Bin Heroes really run by kids?
Yes. Bin Heroes was started and is run by Ruby, a kid in the Idlewood neighbourhood of Kitchener, with friends joining in on the busy days. She set the prices, designed the branding, and chose the cleaning products. Parents supervise every booking and handle the equipment and the safety side.
How often should I get my bins cleaned?
Most households book once at the start of summer and again in late August, when green bins are at their worst. Some book monthly through the warm months. It's up to you — there's no contract.
How do I book a cleaning?
Use the booking form on this page: enter your address, pick an open hour from Ruby's calendar, and choose your bins. The slot is yours as soon as you send it. You can also call or text 519-591-7115, or email info@binheroes.ca.
Send up the signal
Book your bin cleaning
Tell us where you are, pick a time that suits you, and that's the booking done — no back-and-forth to find a slot.