I use buckets with lids and my new habit is to wash the buckets every time I wash nappies.
I just use a splash of water in the bottom and wipe the bucket & the lid over with an old sock from the rag drawer over my hand. Then I tip the water out and wipe the bucket & lid dry with another sock. The socks go in the wash with the nappies. If it's sunny I might pop the buckets out in the sun as well.
I've managed to keep this up for over a month now. I find that if I do it every time it happens *almost* automatically rather than just when I *feel* like it (which was rare).