Wooden Garbage Bin

[Maritime Q-Scout]

So my wife and I recently purchased a new home which has a wooden garbage bin at the end of the driveway.

This is great as we're next to a fairly large park and there are a number of animals around.

However, the lid is detached and it appears that the garbage that was in the bin was covered in snow and left there until I cleaned it up today. It was smelly, wet, all around gross.

That said, because of this the floor boards in the bin have rotted away.

What's my best course of action to repair? My, very uneducated/laymen's thought was to remove the wood currently on the bin/box, and replace it with a sheet of plywood (or something to that effect).

I thought I'd check the CP braintrust to see what its thought process was; should I continue as is, get the plywood, remove the current planks that make up the existing 'floor' (I use the term loosely).

[Northendzone]

I’d recommend using pressure treated wood seeing as how this is sitting on the ground.

Rather than a sheet of pressure treated wood, you could always buy some deck or fence boards and cut them to fit.

[indes]

If its going to be permanent I would just dig out a few inches and put in some concrete.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Dig down a few inches, lay down some crush and put concrete walkway pavers in?

[EVERLAST]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Dig down a few inches, lay down some crush and put concrete walkway pavers in?

Orange grape or lime crush? Loves me some crush.

[GGG]

I think you want drainage, garbage bags leak and rain will lead to rotting if you go the plywood route. I'd go concrete or pressure treated fence boards for the base with some gaps between the boards for drainage