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wheelie bin cleaning

Does anyone here get their wheelie bins cleaned
if so how much do you pay and how often do you get them cleaned?

The reason i ask is because i have been trying to think of ways of making some extra cash i noticed there are 1000's of bins in my area but no one cleaning them.
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    Our household rubbish is collected every two weeks. Most people have their bins cleaned then. Its £1.50 a go.
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  • We used to get ours cleaned before we moved house.

    Cant remember how much it was but it WAS WORTH IT.
    Our bin stinks now, I think il look for someone to do it again..
    Maybee you.?? Good luck hope it works out.
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  • maka_2
    maka_2 Posts: 1,070 Forumite
    Rikki wrote:
    Our household rubbish is collected every two weeks. Most people have their bins cleaned then. Its £1.50 a go.


    Do they use your water supply or carry there own?
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  • sloppychops
    sloppychops Posts: 6,742 Forumite
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    We have 2 wheelie bins,one for household rubbish(emptied weekly) and one for garden waste(emptied fortnightly April to November).They are cleaned fortnightly at £1.50 per bin.
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  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    maka wrote:
    Do they use your water supply or carry there own?

    They have a transit van. They have water and they use a pressure washer.

    I have washed mine out with the hosepipe before and sprayed disinfectant into the bin.
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  • Ours too has a transit with a pressure washer, we pay £2 but the service is very good, come every fortnight
  • Round our way they come once a month and it's £3! (It seems to last us though). It's a husband and wife team that do it. From what they were saying, they'd been working six day weeks ever since they started without taking a single day's holiday. If nobody's doing it round your way, go for it!
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  • What a fab idea, go for it and good luck!
  • We have ours done once a fortnight at £1.50 a time. Theres definately money to be made there........ our weelie bin cleaner lives in a posh house and his wife (who doesnt work) is running around in a top of the range Merc!!
  • save-a-lot
    save-a-lot Posts: 2,809 Forumite
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    These guys make a fortune, there are franchises available for this sort of thing - the money making potential is massive as it is a job everyone hates doing themselves and kitted out with the right equipment you can clean alot of bins a day.
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