Keeping Pests Away from Your Stockton Dumpster

Outdoor garbage collection has one unfortunate disadvantage. It tends to attract uninvited guests, like rodents and insects. Still, you can take steps to reduce the chances of an invasion.

In this battle, your Stockton rental dumpster placement is all-important. It is always best to place your dumpster on a cement surface with a slight slope. Concrete will prevent rodents from burrowing under the dumpster and the slope ensures that water can run off.

Ideally, your dumpster is best located away from your buildings. The area should be from vegetation. Wild animals feel safer under cover of the bush. When you keep weeds and grass away from the Stockton dumpster, you discourage animals from approaching it.

Place your order for Stockton dumpster rentals with a reputable company

Place your Stockton dumpster rental with a reputable firm. Poorly maintained dumpsters could allow access to pests through holes in the sides or base. Stockton dumpsters from 7-Day Box are all maintained so you won’t find access points in our Stockton dumpsters.

If you place perishables in the dumpster, make sure that the garbage is in sturdy plastic bags to prevent insect infestation. It is also best to rinse any discarded containers.

Keep nocturnal animals away from your Stockton rental dumpster by installing motion sensitive lights. Deter insects and other pests by spraying the area around your dumpster with a diluted ammonia solution. Just make sure that you don’t spray the solution too close to your building because the smell of ammonia is just as off-putting for humans as it is for pests. Whatever you do, don’t add bleach to the mix as bleach and ammonia create toxic fumes.

Speak to a consultant at 7-Day Box for advice on your Stockton dumpster rentals.