Garbage odour control systems for chutes, bin rooms and compactors
The Garbage Doctor® is installed in your garbage room and works 24/7 to neutralise garbage odour, while assisting with germicidal control. The machine treats the odour at the source: at the bottom of the garbage chute, in the bin room or at the compactor. For the best results, we recommend using our systems in conjunction with regular garbage chute cleaning, as part of your waste management plan.
What you get with the Garbage Doctor®
The Garbage Doctor works at the source of the smell, all day and all night. What you get:
- Results typically evident within 5 to 30 minutes of installation
- A cleaner, more hygienic refuse system, while assisting with germicidal control
- Ozone for a neutral smell, with optional scenting for a pleasant fragrance
- Designed and built in Australia, for our warm climate
- An all-inclusive rental, or for an ozone-only machine, the option to buy outright
- Installation and servicing by our technicians, since 2006
Send us your bin room's details for a quote
Tell us about your building. You're welcome to add photos or a short video of the bin room and the chute: they help us recommend the right Garbage Doctor before we quote.
- Tell us about your building
- Add photos or a video of the bin room
- We recommend a system and send a quote
Garbage chute odour control
In a building with a garbage chute, the smell of the bins at the bottom rises up the chute and out through the chute access doors on every level. The Garbage Doctor treats the bin room at the base of the chute, so the odour is neutralised before the air rises.
If you choose to add scenting, the Garbage Doctor Duo sends a scented vapour up the chute while the ozone treats the bins. Residents notice the fresh scent as they open the chute door.
Garbage room odour control
In a bin room, PVC conduit is installed along the wall, just above the bins, to release ozone over the bins, targeting the source. Inside the machine, germicidal UV-C light and a carbon filter treat the air the Garbage Doctor draws in.
In a large room with the bins spread out, a scented vapour can optionally add a light fragrance through the whole room, while the ozone treats the odour at the bins. Scenting doesn't have to target the odour source to the same extent that ozone should.
Garbage compactor odour control
A compactor holds a large amount of rubbish in one place. The Garbage Doctor's ozone is dispersed into the compactor's hopper and over the bins around the compactor, so the odour is treated at the source. The ozone also assists with germicidal control around the compactor, where cleaners and waste contractors work.
For a busy compactor room, or long runs of conduit, we recommend the high-output Garbage Doctor Ozone HD. A single Ozone HD can often treat a compactor and a nearby grease trap together.
How to get garbage odour control for your building
- Phone us or send photos or a short video of your chute, bin room or compactor.
- Talk to us in person or by video call, whatever suits you best, and we'll recommend a system.
- Choose ozone for a neutral smell, or add a fragrance.
- Our technicians install the Garbage Doctor and set the output to suit your treatment area.
Looking for a garbage chute cleaning contractor?
We don't clean chutes, but we're happy to put you in touch with chute cleaning contractors in your area. Call us on 1300-ODOURS (1300 636 877).
Chute cleaning and odour control work best together. Cleaning takes the build-up off the chute's lining. The Garbage Doctor neutralises the odour from the bins, around the clock.
Air conditioning in the garbage room
In many cases, the Garbage Doctor is a better choice than air conditioning in the garbage room, because air conditioning often makes the odour worse.
Air conditioning moves more air through the bin room. The more air that flows over the bins or the compactor, the further the smell spreads. Picture a roast dinner in front of a fan: the smell fills the room much faster than with the fan off. Garbage bins work the same way. If you have air conditioning, we recommend you assess the odours with it on, and then off.
If your garbage room needs air conditioning and you decide to keep it on, set the fan to the lowest speed, lowest temperature. and point the vents away from the bins and the compactor.
Germicidal and odour control technology
Depending on the model, each Garbage Doctor system combines:
- Ozone (trioxygen): neutralises odour by oxidation, while assisting with germicidal control
- Germicidal UV-C: helps control bacteria, viruses and mould spores in the air passing through the machine, by irradiation
- Carbon filtration: takes VOCs and some odours out of the air
- Scented vapour: a very fine, fragranced vapour that leaves a pleasant scent
The ozone is made inside the machine by a Si-Zone® UV ozone generator, from a small portion of the oxygen in the air.
Garbage odour control questions
Can we rent a garbage odour control system?
Yes. Most of our customers rent the Garbage Doctor. Your rental/lease includes: - servicing by our technicians - lamps and parts - fragrance refills - an electrical test and tag at every service - callouts between visits - the equipment warranty, for as long as the rental runs
Installation is usually included free of charge. Our ozone-only machines can also be purchased outright, with a 48-month on-site warranty.
Does the Garbage Doctor replace cleaning?
No. The Garbage Doctor neutralises the odour and assists with germicidal control, but bins, bin rooms and chutes still need regular cleaning. We recommend both.
Where do you install garbage odour control?
We install and service garbage odour control in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, the Tweed Coast, Airlie Beach and Auckland in New Zealand.
Talk to us about garbage odour
You're welcome to send us photos or videos of your garbage chute, bin room or compactor. We'll recommend a system and send you a quote for your decision-making team.