Trash Talk

The festive season is here, and we’re ready to make sure your waste collections continue smoothly during this busy time. While everyone is preparing for celebrations, we’ve updated our schedule to accommodate the holidays and we aim to take care of you over this Busy time. 

Please read all the information below so you don't miss your bin collection. 

Could you fit a year’s worth of waste into a single jar? 

This is what a zero waste lifestyle claims to be able to do.

But, how realistic is a full, unfiltered, zero waste lifestyle? 

Music Festivals like Glastonbury generate around 107 tons of solid waste daily! That is the same weight as 18 Elephants or 54 Cars!

If you have ever been a part of running an event or even just attending an event, you will have all seen the amount of litter, debris and rubbish that is left behind once the tidal wave of visitors have come and gone.

Did you know that the average person generates over 2 tonnes of waste every year? That’s the size of a small car!

With that amount of rubbish being chucked away each year, surely there is something we can do to reduce it? 

Well, as if by magic, there is...and this blog will teach you the ways like a young Yoda teaching his Jedi's. 

The average person generates over 4 pounds of waste per day, that is the same amount as a Watermelon!

Now, since we have been going for over 9 years, spanning Greater Manchester, providing our waste and recycling service to anyone who needs it, you would think that everyone would know about our service.

Before we start, we need to acknowledge that the life of a Busy Bins worker isn't like the old soft core shows of The Life of a Window Cleaner, or Milkman....our days are a LOT less boring & raunchy, unless you think waste is sexy of course! 

You will have been pottering around Manchester & definitely spotted our big green machines plodding along, picking up rubbish, emptying bins and keeping Manchester waste free...however, have you ever wondered what happens in the day in a life of a Busy Bins worker?