Seal your Trashcans & Recycling Bins

Stop The Rats will attach strong metal mesh to patch all of the holes in your trashcan or recycling bin to prevent rats from getting in and eating food on the day after the trash pickup. Almost all holes can be patched, whether they are on the top, back, sides or bottom of the cans! Further, most cracks can be repaired. Rats will go away when they no longer have access to food.

Can or Bin repair is $20/can, ($22/can for large or commercial grade cans). Service is available in DC neighborhoods. We will come and repair them within a month of receiving your order. If you indicate your cans are locked up, we will notify you 24 hours before we're coming and ask you to put them out, or come on a trash pickup day to repair them.

We'll invoice you after we make repairs. Please don't overfill your cans, ensure they stay sealed when not in use and that the lid closes tight! Thank you for helping us keep the rat populations as low as possible!

Please share this with your neighbors.

Coming soon - Repair kits to Do It Yourself!

Are your cans generally accessible from the alley or in your yard? Or are they behind a locked door or gate?
Cans are accessible and not behind a gate or door.
Cans are behind a gate and in our yard, but it's not locked.
Cans are behind a locked gate or door and I've put the code in the notes.
Cans are not readily accessible and Stop The Rats will need to call/text ahead to confirm accessibility.

We will attempt to notify you via text or email before we come.

By signing up for Stop The Rats repair service, you give Stop the Rats permission to come in and work on the cans anytime between 8am and 7pm daily unless you've indicated that the cans are in a locked location and you have not provided a code to access them.

Please let all of your living partners know that you've signed up for this service, we've shown up to work on cans and surprised other residents who didn't know we were coming.

We can't name which day we will be able to come, and we'll be more incentivised to come sooner if you get your neighbors on board to get their cans repaired so that we can fix many cans at the same stop.

Who provided you with your cans?
DC Dept of Public Works
Personally Provided
Commercial Trash Removal Company

Number of Trash Cans to fix:
None
1 Trashcan
2 Trashcans
3 Trashcans
4 Or More

Number of Recycling Bins to fix:
None
1 Recycling Bin
2 Recycling Bins
3 Recycling Bins
4 Or More

Number of Compost Bins to fix:
None
1 Compost Bin
2 Compost Bins
3 Compost Bins
4 Or More

Location of Trash Pickup:
Rear/Alley
Front
Left Side (when facing front of house)
Right Side (when facing front of house)
Left Side (when facing rear of house)
Right Side (when facing rear of house)

Would you like us to put 3.5" Vinyl Numbers with your address on your lids? ($3.50 per can):
All cans that need numbers on top will be labeled whether they have holes in them or not unless you specify otherwise in the notes
Yes
No

Referral Code (if any):

Your photos (optional) — show us the cans you want serviced