Stop January Garbage Can Smells with This Easy Frozen Lemon Trick Cleaning Pros Swear By

A large modern kitchen with tiled flooring, white cabinets, and a large kitchen island with grey drawers and a wooden countertop. Behind the island are seven tall wooden chairs facing large windows.

January can be a tough time for trash can smells in the kitchen, as this month delivers a perfect storm for odors to build and linger.

We’re cooking at home more due to the expense of the recent holidays, and often with richer, more aromatic winter meals like roasts in the oven and hearty stews in the slow cooker. However, due to the biting cold outside, windows often stay shut, and trash bags get taken out less, so there’s far less air circulation and a greater chance for odor-causing bacteria to build.