The Man Who Cleans Orange County's Dirtiest Cans

Garrett Storment remembers the exact moment he knew he was onto something. He was sitting in the soaked front seat of his sedan, a shop vac full of maggot-laden water beside him, powered by jumper cables clamped to his car battery. A single set of trash cans had taken him over an hour. Most people would have called it a disaster. Garrett called it a beginning.

From a Four-Story Beach House to the Curb

Garrett grew up in the top one percent. His father ran one of the largest auction companies in America, and in sixth grade the family lived in a four-story beach house. Then it all unraveled. His father was a functional drug addict, and by the time Garrett was a teenager the money was gone. The family lost their house, then got evicted from their apartment. There were days when food was not a given.

From thirteen to eighteen, Garrett says, he was always trying to figure out how to keep the family afloat. That pressure forged a work ethic most entrepreneurs never develop. At eighteen, he launched a junk removal company to help pay the bills, hauling clutter out of Orange County garages one load at a time.

The junk, he discovered, was only half the problem. The trash cans stayed behind, and many were so foul that homeowners could not open the lid without gagging. Nobody local was cleaning them. Garrett had found a gap no one else in his market was willing to fill.

A Founding Parable and a Doubting Teacher

That first cleaning job became the company's founding story. With nothing but a pressure washer, a sedan, and a shop vac that drew more power than his car could spare, Garrett popped the hood and ran a power converter straight off the battery. The vacuum filled with filthy water, which spilled across his front seat on the drive to dump it. It was slow, it was disgusting, and it convinced him the idea had legs.

Not everyone agreed. When Garrett wrote up the concept for an entrepreneurship class at CSULB, a teacher told him it would never fly. Nobody, the teacher insisted, would ever pay for it. But Garrett had already done the homework. He had spent months researching the model, flying across the country with his father to Florida, Texas, and Nevada to meet truck manufacturers and the handful of operators already doing it in America.

He also knew the service was nothing new overseas. In Europe, "bin cleaning" has been a normal residential service for roughly thirty years, run from specialized trucks originally designed to wash out wine barrels. Garrett was not inventing demand. He was importing a proven idea to a market that had never seen it.

The Loan That Changed Everything

To do the work properly, Garrett needed one of those purpose-built trucks. He was still in debt from the junk business, and the bank turned him down. So he went to his grandmother. He showed her the sales already coming in and laid out his plan in full.

She believed him. She loaned him the money from her life savings, what would otherwise have been his inheritance, and told him to pay the doubters no mind. There is a photograph of Garrett, his father, and his grandmother at the bank on the day the loan cleared. That truck, now the heart of CanCleaning.com, transformed the entire operation. What once took over an hour with a sedan now takes about twenty minutes.

How the Service Works Today

Founded in 2023, CanCleaning.com is a residential trash can cleaning service based in Irvine, California, serving cities across Orange County. The truck lifts each can and blasts it with high-temperature, high-pressure water and eco-friendly cleaning solution. A sanitizing treatment follows, killing E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria, and then a deodorizing finish. The cans come back sanitized, fresh, and set exactly where they were collected.

The timing is the clever part. California's food-scrap law has turned Orange County green bins into a breeding ground for maggots and odor. CanCleaning.com schedules every cleaning the day after your regular pickup, so the cans are already empty at the curb. You do nothing. You get a text and an email the moment the job is done.

Every detail is built around the customer. There are no contracts on any plan, and you can cancel anytime by phone or email. Pricing is published and flat, with no quotes and no hidden fees. All wastewater is captured on the truck and disposed of responsibly, so nothing runs into the gutter or storm drain. Best of all, every cleaning is backed by a 365-day, one hundred percent money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

The Guy You Wave To

Customers notice the difference immediately. "We tried Huntington Beach's new green container compost method and our trash can was inundated with maggots. Gross," wrote Chuck D. in a five-star Google review. "So I did a web search and found Can Cleaning Co. They came out the day after our scheduled trash pick-up. The cans were like new when he was finished. Reasonably priced too. Highly recommend if you have gross, stinky trash cans."

Another customer, Brandi S., shared a similar story. "I love Garrett's service. I've used him three times and everything has been amazing. The communication is great, my cans are superb, and I'm always well pleased. CanCleaning.com is the best and I'll never use anyone else."

Garrett is deliberate about staying small and visible. He runs every route and performs every cleaning himself. When the truck pulls up, it is the owner in the driver's seat, not a crew or a call center. He encourages customers to come out and say hello.

"I'm not a faceless corporation," Storment says. "I'm your neighbor, and I'm the guy who's out there day in and day out making sure your trash cans are the cleanest they can be. I want to be the guy you wave to."

CanCleaning.com Earns Orange County's Top Cleaning Award

CanCleaning.com earned Best Trash Can Cleaning Service in Orange County of 2026 from Best of Best Review. Recognized for innovative cleaning technology, eco-friendly practices, exceptional service, and transparent pricing, Garrett Storment's company continues to set industry standards.

Book the Cleanest Cans on Your Street

If your green bin has become a source of dread every week, you do not have to live with it. Let the owner of CanCleaning.com handle the dirty work while you do nothing but roll your cans to the curb on trash day. With flat published pricing, no contracts, and a full year-long money-back guarantee, there is no risk and no reason to wait. Consider visiting CanCleaning.com, choosing a one-time or recurring plan, and getting your cans sanitized, deodorized, and returned like new. Your nose, your neighbors, and your storm drains will thank you.

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