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Can I Buy My Own Wheelie Bin?

December 12, 2022 Dean Botham

Has your wheelie bin been damaged, lost, or stolen? Or does your current wheelie just not have enough capacity for your rubbish? There are several reasons why you might need to buy a wheelie bin. However, if you got your old or current bin from the council, you might want to know ‘can I buy my own wheelie bin?’

Council Wheelie Bin Size Guide

March 17, 2022 Dean Botham

Want to invest in a new wheelie but need to know whether your council will empty it? You need the lowdown on council wheelie bin sizes. Here is our guide.

Should I Buy A Council Wheelie Bin?

August 13, 2021 Dean Botham

There are many scenarios where you might need a new wheelie bin. If your old one gets damaged, lost, or stolen. If you move into a new home and the former residents have taken the bin with them. Maybe you’re a property developer who’s converted a building into a residential property. But do you need to buy a council bin?

Midlothian Council Considers Smaller Bins to Catch Garden Waste Dumpers

December 9, 2018 Dean Botham

MIdlothian council are considering reducing the size of waste bins by half, or reducing waste collections to once per month to help crackdown on residents putting garden waste in their general waste bins, and due to costs they are set to introduce a £35 per year collection fee for garden waste.

Wellington Council Gives Out Wheelie Bin Clips to Stop Recycling Blowing Away

December 6, 2018 Dean Botham

Wellington Council in New Zealand is giving over 40,000 residents free bin clips to help keep their recycling bins secure, this is due to complaints that their recycling bins getting blown over when it is windy which leaves the rubbish all over the street.

Are Gull-Proof Bin Bags the Answer to Aberystwyth's Rubbish Woes

December 4, 2018 Dean Botham

A council in Aberystwyth are set to trial seagull-proof bin bas to help tackle the problem of the gulls getting at the rubbish. The local businesses are complaining about the rubbish being strewn across the city on the day of collection because of the gulls.

Liverpool Council Set to Tackle 'Rat Epidemic' Caused by Rubbish

September 17, 2018 Dean Botham

People who ignore the rubbish rules that keep vermin away from bins are being targeted as part of the Liverpool Council's plans to deal with the cities rat epidemic. A local councillor said that the rat problem stemmed from the poor quality housing and the poor condition of some of the city's alleyways.

Thirty Wheelie Bins are Stolen, Lost or Damaged in Wigan Every Day

September 5, 2018 Dean Botham

In Wigan on a daily basis thirty wheelie bins are lost, damage or stolen, which the council are having to fit the bill for. For this reason residents will now be charged £35 to receive a new bin which they say would cover the admin fee and delivery costs of the bin.

Derbyshire Dales Council Considers Switching to Monthly Bin Collections

August 31, 2018 Dean Botham

Yet another story about a council making cutbacks to waste collections, Derbyshire Dales Council is considering the change to monthly waste collections in a bid to save more money. The council say that other councils are already doing this and it has boosted recycling in their area.

Australian Town Uses Recycled Glass to Resurface Roads

August 22, 2018 Dean Botham

A Council in an Australian Town has used recycling materials to repair and repave roads as part of a Green Roads Programme, Kingston town council has hired a company to collect glass and then converted into asphalt and used to repave roads. So far 105,000 bottles have been recycled.