maggots in my green wheelie bin

[sunflower71]

yes weve got creepy maggots in my green wheely bin, only noticed this morning.
What is the best thing for me to do?
My bin gets collected this thursday.
TIA

[sunflower71]

OH btw my Green bin is for my food waste/grass/weeds etc

[Ethel]

Pour boiling water over them.

[pingping]

eeughh!

a bit of bleach at the bottom might stop them from crawling in again in future.

[spudqueen]

When your bin has been emptied give it a good wash out with a hose/power washer and some disinfectant/bleach/jeyes fluid.

[kwicky]

You can buy a cheap bottle of disinfectant from the supermarket for about 30p. Once the bin is emptied use the whole bottle to clean it.

[sambro]

We have a wheely bin washing service. A small team follows the refuse cart around and wash and disinfect then
the bin when it has been emptied. They call in the evening for the money - �1.50

[sunflower71]

Thanks everyone, i have since found out that hubby put a dead bird he found in the garden in there, must be that.

Already planning to give it a good clean out, but might look and pay someone to do it!

:)

[hundreddolla]

i had the same problem. i just left the lid open and the maggots exposed, within 1/2 an hour there was a cacophany of feathers and cawing as loads of birds descended on the bin and ate all the maggots! job done!