Would you pay to have your wheelie bin cleaned ?

mondello

Yes I would pay to have mine cleaned but I don't know anyone in the area that does it. I have four rabbits so I put rabbit waste in it and don't bag it. Reason being is that it's bio-degradable so in a bag it wouldn't break down. In Summer I put it loose in the garden waste bin but we have no collection in winter.

Torry_Quine

I have never cleaned my wheelie bin and certainly wouldn't pay someone to do it. Have never had a problem with a smelly bin

poppysarah

mondello wrote: »

Yes I would pay to have mine cleaned but I don't know anyone in the area that does it. I have four rabbits so I put rabbit waste in it and don't bag it. Reason being is that it's bio-degradable so in a bag it wouldn't break down. In Summer I put it loose in the garden waste bin but we have no collection in winter.

Could you compost your rabbit waste?
Then use the rotted compost to grow them some nice things to eat?

propertyman

I guess that now all the former drain-jetters have no jobs to do, I guess there will be loads of van-mounted pressure washing kit up for sale cheap, so expect to see loads of people plying their trade cleaning bins, drives and anything else that they can point their nozzles at.

Isn't this a good idea of workfare or community service- the cleaning van follows the bin van- they empty, the crew clean and return them?

At say £1 a month on the council tax. It's healthier cleaner and keeps useless lazy neds and oiks off the street and cleans up after those who think about the smell and dirt" council bins council problem".

mondello

poppysarah wrote: »

Could you compost your rabbit waste?
Then use the rotted compost to grow them some nice things to eat?

I would like to do this but I don't really have the space and I almost fill the green bin every two weeks with the amount of waste my buns produce!

laurel7172

I paid for a fortnightly wheelie bin clean when mine contained disposable nappies.

However,not since, and the bin, though not smelly, isn't very nice inside atm.

Cleaning it out isn't a very nice job, there's nowhere responsible to pour the filthy water, and it tends to leave rotting bits of detritus on the lawn when its rinsed.

I'd cheerfully pay a fiver to have it done properly when I think it needs it...but I baulk at paying for a regular clean.

abankerbutnotafatcat

Getting our bin cleaned would be a waste (pun-haha) for us. It seems no one has bin men like ours - they don't necessarily give us back the same bin that they picked up!! And that's despite the bins having numbers on them. We currently have the bin from the house around the corner. After our recycling bin was 'misappropriated' my bf spent ages with a stencil and spray paint putting out house number on both the new recycling bin and the wheelie bin. Next time the bin men came they took our newly numbered bin and gave us our neighbours bin back!!

sparrer

Mine is cleaned once a month for £2.50 by a professional chap who has been cleaning carpets, furniture and curtains - and bins - for as long as I've lived here, and very efficient he is. He's also run his pressure waher over my front patio on occasion, free of charge, which keeps it clean and free of bird droppings etc. Excellent value and long may he thrive!

Catherine_Johnson_2

G_M wrote: »

I'm totally amazed by this thread! You guys clean you bins? Your rubbish bins? Into which you put rubbish?

And what's more, you pay for this?

My bin is lucky to get the hose squirted round it once/twice a year. What's the worst that can happen? Some baterial/fungal growth which igh contaminate.... your rubbish!

I'm with you on this. When did all this nonsense start? I mean, come on, cleaning the inside of a bin which lives outside and holds rubbish?

How many of you (or your mums and dads) used to clean the inside of the old rubbish bins we all used to have? None, I'd guess.

Is the wheelie bin something prestigious that you feel the need to clean (and, worse, pay someone to clean!) the inside of? Who's going to be looking inside your bin to see if it's dirty or not? Are there wheelie bin police who come round to check for cleanliness?

And this on a money saving website too! How does this fit into the concept of money saving? Quite honestly, I'm astounded that people will actually pay for this, let alone that they'd even think of doing it.

jdp1970

sparrer wrote: »

Mine is cleaned once a month for £2.50 by a professional chap who has been cleaning carpets, furniture and curtains - and bins - for as long as I've lived here, and very efficient he is. He's also run his pressure waher over my front patio on occasion, free of charge, which keeps it clean and free of bird droppings etc. Excellent value and long may he thrive!

He sounds great! Send him round to me!