General Chat

..... Is it possible to get/do they still make Dustbin Powder ??? *waits for laughter to subside* My mum always used it and now my council are only collecting fortnightly due to new recycling bins being added - things are - lets say 'getting a bit smelly' (not to meniton flaming bluebottles everywhere) I know Jeyes Fluid works well but I find that expensive .............. can anyone advise ??? :O))) Ta xx

suggest vim or ajax.............then a big black dustbin bag.......... Barbara..xx

Ive got some, got it from a shop called west end stores, but that was in rushden. jean

Not sure, I certainly remember the product you're talking about though - will have to concentrate more when I go through a certain shop tomorrow and have a look see for you.

Barbara ............ do you Vim/Ajax as in the cleaning powders ??? Have tried black bags before - but as I have a rather large wheelie bin - I nearly end up inside the darned thing trying to install it pmsl

Anne, I find that a couple of kettles of boiling water and Fairy Liquid does the job. Just swish it around and then use an old cloth and a broom handle to get the hard bits away. Works for me anyway!! JJH.

Trish lol (read your earlier thread about any old question lol) Think it used to have a lemon smell ......... have looked in my regular supermarket but seen nowt.

a few drops of lemongrass oil might help?

JJH - the bin itself is quite clean cos I bag everything - it's more the contents smelling cos they now sit there for 2 weeks before emptying :O((

vim and ajax cleaning powders...they are still sold....... Barbara..xx

I think its disgusting that we have to have our ordinary bins emptied fourtnightly, the powers to be have even said waste food products should be disposed off quickly, fed up with the blasted bluebottles and what they leave behind in the bins, have used that jeyes dustbin powder for ages. Im sure you can get it from smaller hardware shops rather than the big ones. jean

Thanks for claryfing Barbara :O)) BC - just given me a thought - I could use Zoflora that's quite cheap :O)) Thanks Jean - do you think somewhere like Robert Dyas ?? Cheers All xx

forgot............kitty litter in bottom of bin helps...........resists temptation to make kitty toilet jokes............. Barbara..xx

I bought some not that long ago but can't for the life of me remember where. Think it might have been a cheapie shop. Good idea though as some have said is to use Ajax or Vim. Also what about Nuetradol carpet powder. Now that should get rid of any smell. Germaine x

in my small road, we have one restaurant, and six ' take aways 'but refuse collection is brilliant, two per week! one per fortnight is not acceptable in the summer months, and must contravene health and safety surely. as for the smell, i would ask your local hardware shop for ideas. bryan.

Ive still got some!! got it from my local Hardware shop and I still dust the dustbin every so often in the summer months

Hi Anne, I've just got in & seen your question. I use a product by 'Neutradol'. Carpet Odour Destroyer, for use in refuse bins as well. I can't remember how much it is but you don't have to use a lot at a time. Vivienne xx

How about sprinkling in some bicarbonate of soda before you seal the bag.

Neutrodol do a carpet freshener powder, I use this in the dustbin as it is far too strong for carpets works really well xxhugxx

I dont have this problem as I have a Green Cone in my garden. (Go on, somebody ask me what a Green Cone is.....) Olde Crone (not Olde Cone)