Abstract: A self-cleaning waste receptacle that includes a waste receptacle with an interior and a receptacle cleaning device. The receptacle cleaning device includes a metal casing, a top cover, a chemical cylinder cartridge and a plurality of spray nozzles. The metal casing protects the receptacle cleaning device and includes a plurality of apertures, a top and an interior. The chemical cylinder cartridge is placed in the interior of the waste receptacle and encases one or more refillable chemical cylinders. The one or more refillable chemical cylinders contain one or more pesticides or one or more disinfectants that inhibit pest and insect habitation and terminate pest infestation within the self-cleaning waste receptacle. The receptacle cleaning device also includes a cartridge grasping area, a keyed lock aperture, a user interface and a timer.