Maggots in kitchen bin

[EquallyDisgustedandFuming]

I'm freaking out, there are hundreds of Maggots coming out of my kitchen bin. What the fuck should I do? This is the first time this has happened and I feel sick

Op apparently this is really common. I think in this weather flies just lay eggs and they turn to maggots. Pouring boiling water on them will kill them and sterilise the bin, then empty it outside.

Horrible, but it’s the warm weather! Had it with the wheelie bin…

Get the bin outside - boiling water & bleach over everything, same inside to get them all out, and double bag the bag that had them in before it goes into the wheelie bin just in case.

Do what PP said then make sure you don't put any food waste in it. I usually use a small composting bin in the kitchen for compostable stuff, emptied every morning, and bag up and put straight in the outside bin any other food waste. It can only be in there a few hours before flies are laid in this weather so best not to put food in general bin.

That happened to me a few years ago. I had to call DH home from work to deal with it, I was too freaked out

Thank you everyone, I feel a bit better knowing that it's quite common

Emptying it would be a good start.

It often comes from raw red meat or raw poultry so if you put any packets, meat cuts in the bin, I would either wash the packets first and/or empty the bin every other day, esp. in hot weather, and sterilise the bin regularly.

Have a good look around that they haven't crawled off and burrowed into any carpet, under any wicker (they love underneath things) and look out for flies indoors as this is what they hatch into- thats a sign some may have got away and hatched.

I had the exploding bin once, it's pretty traumatic, but don't worry it fades into memory!

Oh I sympathise, it's so gross isn't it! It's happened to me before now.
You need to make sure that nothing that might be attractive to flies, lingers in your kitchen for long enough for the maggots to hatch. In warm weather, they develop quite fast, so that means:

all food waste in a caddy, not in you normal bin. Empty the caddy to your kerbside food waste container (or outside bin, if you don't have food waste collections) daily in hot weather

ensure your kitchen caddy lid is down when not in use, so flies can't get in.

line your kitchen caddy (you can get potato starch bags from the supermarket). Tie liner bag securely when you empty it, so any maggots that do hatch will be contained and not wriggling around your outside caddy.

don't forget about pet food - cover/clear away uneaten wet food once your cat or dog has finished eating

rinse your recycling - otherwise flies will be attracted to leftover food residues in tins and trays

ensure that all family members bring plates or leftover food back to the kitchen so the flies don't make a nursery in a forgotten ham sandwich lurking in a corner...

sweep your kitchen floor every day so there's no dropped food that flies can lay eggs on

There is a particular smell to a fly-blown bin - if you can identify it, get the contents outside quickly as you can be sure the maggots will be out soon!

@PickAChew

Emptying it would be a good start.

I did but thank you for the suggestion