Tag Archive: wheelie bin

Australia are Wheelie (Bins) crazy

A group of circus performers in the Perth Fringe Festival, Western Australia have made wheelie bins famous. The Melbourne based trio ‘Trash Test Dummies’ are booked for six shows at the festival which starts later this month. The group have signed up to a further 23 shows in Adelaide before going to the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Their act includes wheelie bin acrobatics, hiding in them and bin surfing. They put their popularity down to being three normal guys with an imagination meaning a lot of younger boys can relate to them. They are also quite mischievous which appeals to the… Read more

5th January 2015 0

Bins Sent in to Tidy West London

Wheelie bins are due to be rolled out to a further 22000 homes across Hounslow in the next month following a successful trial run. The new bins are set to be delivered to homes in parts of Chiswick, Brentford, Isleworth, Heston, Feltham, Hounslow and Bedfont. The dates of deliveries are around 10th-21st November and collections will commence from 24th November. Where it all began Wheelie bins were first issued to about 7,300 homes in the summer of 2013 on a purely trial basis. A council survey found that 94% of recipients supported the introduction of the bins. Recycling in the areas… Read more

7th November 2014 0

Edinburgh Bins: The Recycling Bin Mission

Wheelie Bins

More than 140,000 homes across Edinburgh will be receiving new grey bins with a lower capacity of 140 litres. These new bins will replace the current 240 litre green bins, the whole change over will cost around £3 million. What’s new? The new slimmer bins are designed to hold five bags of rubbish from a 30 litre kitchen bin compared to the current 240 litre wheelie bins which hold around 8 bags of rubbish. Green bins will now be used for recycling (with the exception of glass) meaning residents have larger recycling bins than general waste bins. The new plan… Read more

25th June 2014 0

Protect your wheelie bins from vandals

Many of us don’t return our wheelie bins to their proper storage areas after they’ve been emptied and we just leave them to fend for themselves out on the street from time to time. To some people this might seem like an insignificant issue but to others it can cause problems in their everyday life. Wheelie bins that have been left to their own devices tend to cause obstructions and are an open invitation for criminals and vandals to have a rummage in. They can find personal documents with every detail  about your life on and details about your family, your… Read more

17th June 2014 0