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11-year-old starts $10 garbage bin cleaning service as a summer job, showcasing hard work ethic

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29.06.2026

Getting a summer job is a time-honored tradition in entering the workface. While some kids work for ‘the man,’ an 11-year-old sixth grader named Ashton has decided to start his own business: a lucrative garbage bin cleaning service called Your Bin Cleaning.

The York, Canada, preteen is impressing fans online with his entrepreneurial spirit. Ashton’s business model sees him going door-to-door, pitching potential new clients to clean out their gross garbage bins for a flat fee of $10.

His videos show the highs and lows of owning a business: gaining new clients while also getting plenty of “no’s” when pitching his service.

“Don’t take the no’s personally and the first ‘no’ is the hardest,” Ashton tells Upworthy.

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Ashton’s business is born

The start of Ashton’s garbage bin business began by simply collecting them after trash day.

“He began his business initially by taking out a few of our neighbors bins on garbage........

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