How often should you wash out your bins?
Grumpty's answer
Every month
Why bother
Food residue draws flies that hatch maggots in a day. A thorough-tier job. Skippable when life's busy, worth it when it isn't.
Why it's a range
Summer heat and food or pet waste want it sooner. Light bagged use in the cold can wait a quarter.
When to start thinking about it
A few days' warning does it. Grumpty grumbles 4 days out, then leaves you alone. Mark it done and Grumpty sets the next one, every month, so you can go back to forgetting it exists.
Let Grumpty remember it for you
Add it once. Grumpty tracks the date, grumbles when it's due, and rolls it forward the moment you mark it done. No spreadsheets, no sticky notes, no forgetting.
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