Could this be the end for bin cleaners

jamesy

Hi just to let peeps know if they are thinking of starting out in wheelie bin cleaning,

Went on one of the business forums last night and there is a poster on there who says his local council has taken over the cleaning of bins with a adapted lorry that washes the bins after it has emptied them,

He goes on to say he has been told that it will become national for all councils to have these adapted lorries,

How true this is i don`t know but i hope to contact him today to clarify,

Well i did wonder if the councils would take this up! looks like it could be true.

here is the post from the freebusinessforums.co.uk

I may be incorrect here but dont the new bin trucks actually clean the interior of the bin as they lower is (after emptying). I know they do in my area and I heard about it becoming a national thing soon. May be worth investigating it as I don't think anyone would pay for what they get for free and that could lead to a short-lived company

heretolearn_2

I don't see what council tenancy has to do with this?

If a council started using bin lorries that also clean the bins, then they are going to do everyone, not just council tenants, in the same way that they collect everyone's rubbish. Or do you think the binmen will have a list of every property and whether it is privately owned or council (and most 'council' estates are very mixed these days) and tick off yes, do this bin, no, don't do this bin, etc

geordie_joe

chocsessential wrote: »

I wouldn't like our local bin men to attempt to clean the bins when they can't even be bothered to pick up spilt cat litter and glass which they just drop and walk away from.

It's not that they can't be bothered, they are told not to pick it up. If anything spills it's because the householder didn't bag it properly, so it's their resposibility to clean it up.

It's all to do with time and motion, getting the most bins emptied in the least time. This is why they won't come into your garden to collect the bin, you have to put it on the kerb for them.

jamesy

heretolearn wrote: »

I don't see what council tenancy has to do with this?

If a council started using bin lorries that also clean the bins, then they are going to do everyone, not just council tenants, in the same way that they collect everyone's rubbish. Or do you think the binmen will have a list of every property and whether it is privately owned or council (and most 'council' estates are very mixed these days) and tick off yes, do this bin, no, don't do this bin, etc

Where does it say council tennants only?