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I bought a small trash can with a lid. I had a deoderant in tge lid and lined it with a trash bag. As soon as it filled up the diapers were taken out to the bigger trashcan.
A trash can with a liner that you operate by using your foot to open it makes it easy. and if you do a search for ' how to get rid of diaper pail odor' there are lots of suggestions (tea tree oil, peppermint oil, lavender oil). products specifically designed such as odor resistant liners) that you can try.
it does add to your trash output, those 'disposable adult underwear."
I tried lots of products inside the can itself to mask odours but in my experience they just added something pleasant over something bad (I can remember joking with people on the forum about the wonderful new scent of sh!trus🤣).
I had a few care clients who stored their outside garbage cans in the garage and I worked the night shift alone and wasn't willing to trek across the dark yard into the garage. So we kept a small, covered garbage can lined with a bag on the porch outside. It got emptied and we changed the bag once a day. If you tie the diapers up in a small plastic bags and put them in a garbage can lined with a bag that has a cover, you won't smell anything. Keep the can outside on a porch if possible.
If that's not possible, sprinkle a little Arm & Hammer brand cat litter deodorizer in the bag before the soiled diaper gets put in.
Tie it up and you won't smell anything.
We used to put a little of the deodorizer in the bottom of the trash can and in the liner bag. It really works.
I often lined client commode with a plastic liner bag with kitty litter and baking soda in it.
It works wonders for smells.
You can look it up on amazon.
Then to keep smell out of your outdoor can - dump all your tied up bags into one large trash bag and place in the can your trash company picks up. And don't leave outdoor can sitting in hot sun between pick ups!
Ideally, if you had a small chest type freezer that could be used only for these items (and for scrap food items) you could eliminate all the household odor. Keep a large trash bag inside, dump daily waste and haul it all out night before city trash is picked up. Prevents smell AND keeps dogs/varmits out of the trash. I've been doing food scraps like that for years.
I make sure I drink a lot of water during the day so that I void before mostly before bedtime which is around 11:00 p.m. That's 8-12 glasses a day. I try to go every hour on the hour. I get up about about 2X a night and occasionally have an accident, but it is rare. I am 84 and have been incontinent for about thirty years. I live alone and to the best of my knowledge I do not have any odor problems. There are air fresheners and candles that address pet odors that I sometimes use if I am having company. I know this is a difficult for those of you who care for people with dementia or mobility problems. It's trial and error. I wish you Good Luck.
You should do all right with keeping the odors down. A place is always going to stink to a degree when diapers replace a flushing toilet. You can minimize it by not keeping soiled diapers indoors.