wanting to start a wheelie bin cleaning service

Spongebob_53

jamesy wrote: »

Spongebob 53

What sort of radius do you have to travel for your customers, and what sort of payment method do you use


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I have a local council area, follow the bin round over a 2 week rota so as I am situated in the middle of area I have 10 mile radius approx. from home

Spongebob_53

Spongebob_53 wrote: »

I have a local council area, follow the bin round over a 2 week rota so as I am situated in the middle of area I have 10 mile radius approx. from home

Payments can be cash on the day, prepaid by cheque or standing order or collection in evenings when I get time. about a third of my customers prepay some pay 6 months in advance for a discount or whatever they are happy to pay

NJW69

We have one in our area called fresh bins and it's £3 per bin.

jamesy

debtfreeatlonglast

Why did you stop bin cleaning, i am window cleaning at the moment and are thinking of starting bin cleaning as well but a different way as to how i run my window cleaning round



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stebiz

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

We used to have a bin cleaning service which we paid for monthly. The problem was they would often turn up two or three days after the bin had been emptied, by which time it was in use again. Obviously we cancelled.

So you do need to make sure that you follow the collection team round and/or clean the bin fairly soon after it has been emptied.

Sometimes the most obvious things are those that need pointing out. I hadn't thought about that until you said. Good job I wasn't thinking of setting up!!

jamesy

Spongebob 53

What were the start-up costs and what is the best way to get the customers, and do you have any pics as to the set-up of the van, ie where does the tanks go and the pump, really looking to get into this

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jamesy

Hi can anybody tell me where to get the recycling filters from and what type are they.



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supermonkey

DKLS wrote: »

Do people really have their bins cleaned?
Its a bin, its supposed to stink, if it gets too bad I squirt a bit of bleach in it. I wouldnt dream of paying someone to clean it.

I came in here to say that.... it's not like it's kept in the house - mine is as far away as possible, doesn't smell anyway but wouldn't care if it did.

It baffles me - why is it people wouldnt dream of paying some to mow their grass etc, but happily pay a bin cleaner & window cleaner etc!

lincroft1710

There are at least two bin cleaning businesses operating here, a one-man-band has been cleaning bins in our street for at least 12 yrs. Not mine however. Walked past one day and the stuff he was spraying the bins to clean them smelled more foul than an uncleaned bin!

One upside - it does provide someone with a legit income.

I've never paid for a window cleaner either.

nickj_2

i wouldn't have thought £1 per bin is viable , by the time you've paid your overheads you're not going to make anything unless you can get a lot of customers in a small area