Category Archive

Curb Life

Curb Life is your go-to spot for fresh ideas, helpful tips, and local inspiration for life outside your front door. From keeping trash cans clean, to enjoying Central Florida’s best outdoor spaces, we’re sharing practical advice and neighborhood-friendly content to help you make the most of curbside living.

Featured image for “How to Refresh Your Trash Cans After a Long Florida Summer”

How to Refresh Your Trash Cans After a Long Florida Summer

A Central Florida summer can be tough on just about everything outside your home, and your trash cans are no exception. Months of heat, humidity, afternoon storms, leaking bags, yard debris, and food waste can leave ...

Featured image for “How to Stop Summer Heat from Turning Your Cans into a Pest Paradise”

How to Stop Summer Heat from Turning Your Cans into a Pest Paradise

Summer in Central Florida brings high temperatures, afternoon storms, and plenty of humidity. Unfortunately, it also creates ideal conditions for flies, ants, roaches, and other pests to gather around your outdoor trash cans. Food residue, leaking ...

Featured image for “Why Your Recycling Bin Deserves a Professional Deep Clean”

Why Your Recycling Bin Deserves a Professional Deep Clean

When we think about smelly, gross household chores, your trash can may be the first to come to mind. After all, it’s where all of the dinner scraps, dog waste, and actual garbage go, so it ...

Featured image for “Why Do Trash Cans Smell So Bad in Florida?”

Why Do Trash Cans Smell So Bad in Florida?

It’s Not You — It’s Florida Your trash cans smell terrible because Florida’s heat and humidity turn every closed can into a bacteria incubator. Inside a sealed trash can on a typical Central Florida summer day, ...

Featured image for “Pet-Friendly Yards, Pet-Friendly Trash Cans: How Central Florida Dog Owners Keep Outdoor Spaces Fresh”

Pet-Friendly Yards, Pet-Friendly Trash Cans: How Central Florida Dog Owners Keep Outdoor Spaces Fresh

If you share your Central Florida yard with a dog, you already know the truth: a “clean” yard is about more than a freshly mowed lawn. Between pet waste, humid air, and a trash can that ...

Featured image for “Your Guide to Cleaning Trash Cans Without the Driveway Mess”

Your Guide to Cleaning Trash Cans Without the Driveway Mess

Living in Central Florida, we’re lucky to be surrounded by some of the most beautiful spots in the world. Whether you’re visiting one of the stunning local springs or taking a walk around Lake Eola, the ...

Featured image for “Why Professional High-Pressure Washing Beats a Garden Hose Every Time”

Why Professional High-Pressure Washing Beats a Garden Hose Every Time

We’ve all been there. You open your trash can lid, the smell hits you like a freight train, and your first instinct is to grab the garden hose, turn the nozzle to “jet,” and hope for ...

Featured image for “New Year, Clean Cans: Kick Off 2026 with a Clean Start”

New Year, Clean Cans: Kick Off 2026 with a Clean Start

The holiday season is beginning to wind down. The decorations will be heading back into the attic, the leftovers are slowly disappearing and everyone is preparing for their New Year’s resolution. Usually, those resolutions involve hitting ...

Featured image for “Post-Halloween Cleanup: Why a Dirty Trash Can is a Haunted House for Germs”

Post-Halloween Cleanup: Why a Dirty Trash Can is a Haunted House for Germs

The decorations are heading back in to storage, and the mountain of candy wrappers is a testament to a successful Halloween. But beneath the celebratory mess lies a seriously spooky sanitation problem…your trash can. It’s easy ...

Featured image for “The Connection Between a Clean Trash Can and Curb Appeal”

The Connection Between a Clean Trash Can and Curb Appeal

When you think about making your home look nice, what comes to mind? Maybe a fresh coat of paint, a nice lawn, or some other updates. You may spend time trimming the hedges, sweeping the porch, ...

Featured image for “The Unexpected Health Benefits of a Professionally Cleaned Trash Can”

The Unexpected Health Benefits of a Professionally Cleaned Trash Can

We all know a dirty trash can is an eyesore and a source of bad smells. It’s a chore you’d likely rather avoid, but what you might not realize is that a clean can is about ...

Featured image for “Back to School, Back to Clean: Maintaining Healthy Trash Habits at Home”

Back to School, Back to Clean: Maintaining Healthy Trash Habits at Home

It’s that time of year again! The summer fun is winding down, and a new school year is just around the corner. As you’re busy buying new supplies, organizing backpacks, and getting back into a routine, ...

Curb Life