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What bin when can't have a wheelie?

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kookiekook · 18/06/2021 20:12

Moved to a narrow road that the rubbish van can't get up so we can't have wheelie bins. Instead we have to use sacks.

With fortnightly collections I'm struggling with where to put all the rubbish bags. In our old place they all fit in the wheelies. I have some dustbins but the fortnight thing means there's never enough space. We get through a lot of rubbish and recycling.

I'd like a big container for all of it - one each - that I can keep in the garage - does anyone have this problem? When it was in a wheelie it's was fine but even if I bought one to contain it all I'd never get it all out again on rubbish day as they're so deep.

Any advice?

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AfternoonToffee · 18/06/2021 21:11

That sounds annoying especially for household rubbish on a fortnightly collection. It seems a standard wheelie bin is about 240l, there is this bin that is 110l but you would need a couple.

www.amazon.co.uk/KetoPlastics-Litre-Black-Refuse-Lockable/dp/B002IAF6JK?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

What goes in your recycling? Is it just a mixed collection? Maybe some kind of stackable system.

www.amazon.co.uk/Stackable-Recycling-Sorting-Colour-Plastic/dp/B07HKT76BY?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

senua · 18/06/2021 21:20

If the rubbish van can't get to the wheelie bin then can the wheelie bin get to the rubbish van?

It's what I do when I forget to put the bin out. We get collected first thing but round-the-corner gets collected hours later so I just wheel the bin round there and then fetch it back when empty.

kookiekook · 18/06/2021 23:10

No can't get the bin to the van unfortunately- on a steep hill, it's end up a comedy with me chasing after it screaming!

Those bin suggestions look promising I'll check them out.

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