Hi all,
This year it will be customers with a usual collection day of MONDAY & TUESDAY (Green or Grey) that will be AFFECTED by the change in collection schedule as Christmas Day & New Years Day will both fall on a MONDAY with Boxing Day falling on the TUESDAY … the BIN MEN DO NOT WORK THIS BANK HOLIDAY so those with a Monday collection set for MONDAY 25TH DECEMBER has now been moved to SATURDAY 23RD DECEMBER and the Collection set for MONDAY 1ST JANUARY has been moved to SATURDAY 30TH DECEMBER ..
As for those with a usual collection day of TUESDAY you will only see one collection change and that is the one set for TUESDAY 26TH DECEMBER which has been moved to SUNDAY 24TH DECEMBER .. Collection set for TUESDAY 2ND JANUARY will go ahead as usual.
Please put a note on your calendar or reminder on your phone, EVERY year we see hundreds of people left out by the bin men because they forget to put their bins out on time for collection, save yourself the bother of the rubbish mountain and the 100 car queue at the tip, get it out the evening before!!
>> REMEMBER <<
MONDAY 25TH DECEMBER —> MOVED TO —> SATURDAY 23RD DECEMBER
TUESDAY 26TH DECEMBER —> MOVED TO —> SUNDAY 24TH DECEMBER
MONDAY 1ST JANUARY —> MOVED TO —> SATURDAY 30TH DECEMBER
* PLEASE REMEMBER WE WILL ALSO BE OUT CLEANING BINS ON THE REVISED DATES TOO SO PLEASE LEAVE YOUR BINS OUT READY *
Thank you again for reading and have a lovely Christmas & New Year!!!
Best wishes
West Wirral Jetwash
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Christmas Tip
We are always grateful for tips at Christmas, all tips are collected and split between the staff. £5 was the minimum we could set up, if wanting to pay more you can simply multiply the item number. Unfortunately we could not set up a custom amount. 🙁
£5.00
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It is easy to lose track of what week your Grey Wheelie Bin is due for cleaning.
So we have put together a live rolling calendar to help customers keep track.
Hope it helps 😃
If you are an existing customer reading this and would like your grey bin cleaning. You can add this service to your account filling in the form below.
We can only assign one van and a limited amount of staff to this extra grey service. Some greys have to be cleaned the following morning after collection day. Our priority is cleaning customers green wheelie bins as these carry most harmful bacteria etc. As a result we have to fit in grey bin cleaning as and where we can. Only 25% of all our customers currently choose to have the extra grey service as well as the green. Until demand is high enough to financially accommodate the hiring of extra staff and a vehicle to solely serve customers grey bins, We will have to do it this way unfortunately. 😕
Grey Wheelie Bin Cleaning is currently offered only in the areas below.
We clean the bins at the back of our vans, as a result, the spray splashes towards the rear of the van. The bins are dirty and carry all manner of bacteria. This is why we use our market-leading eco-friendly disinfectant, as a result, the bacteria die. We also provide a black bin liner to all our bins, These are heavy duty. When we can we use biodegradable bags or recycled bags. We can also safely dispose of maggots, then coat your bin with a deterrent. As a result, flies will be less likely to visit your bin.
Over the last year or so since starting our ‘Account update’ notification text messages, we have noticed a lot of customers with outdated details.
Given that some of our customers have been with us for 20 years this can be expected. However, it would be most appreciated if existing customers could fill out the form below, then we can check your account is up to date…
Having a contact number for a customer means that we can provide an ‘Account Update’ each fortnight, only if we have missed you for payment. This helps the customer keep track of their bill and account. It also means that rather than paying extra in wages & fuel to call back, we can send a text message reminder to the customer from the office instead.
This can often be useful when customers reply to say they will not be home for payment that evening, choosing to leave it in a secret place for pick up instead or simply paying online. Communication is the key and can save us hundreds of pound per month. Every penny that we spend after the moment we clean your bin calling back for payment is costly. The extra fuel & wages used to run evening collections kills a large portion profit made from cleaning the bin. text message account update
As a result, it will eventually push towards a price increase to meet national wage increases, fuel prices & general inflation on the cost of supplies. Hopefully, with a larger database for text reminders and on-time payments, as a result, I’m sure this will push that price increase back for another couple of years.
A major benefit of our text update system is helping customers remember to put their bins out, especially over the holidays. Those occasions when collection days are temporarily changed. For example, Christmas and more recently when the council gave little notice to a Saturday collection. As a result, hundreds of people on the ‘Tour Of Britain‘ route missed out on their bin collection.
Using this occasion as an example, we would have sent you a reminder text the evening before collection, just to let you know that your bin needs to go out. Hundreds of customers get caught out by the Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day changes every year. With these text message reminders, we aim to reduce that dramatically and save people that dreaded journey to the tip.
Thank you very much for reading 🙂 text message account update
PLEASE NOTE – This is not a booking form for new customers wishing to join our service, its for existing customers to update their account us with their current contact details. If a new customer please fill in the BOOK HERE form found at the top of the page, It will reach us much more urgently.
We clean the bins at the back of our vans, as a result, the spray splashes towards the rear of the van. The bins are dirty and carry all manner of bacteria. This is why we use our market-leading eco-friendly disinfectant, as a result, the bacteria die. We also provide a black bin liner to all our bins, These are heavy duty. When we can we use biodegradable bags or recycled bags. We can also safely dispose of maggots, then coat your bin with a deterrent. As a result, flies will be less likely to visit your bin.
With a lot of customers having problems with maggots in their bins across the Wirral we decided to put this together to help. 👍
A maggot is the larvae of a fly.
In other words, a fly lays eggs which turn into larvae (maggots), which become flies, which lay more eggs, and so on…
The fly lays eggs, which turn into maggots. “Maggot” is another word for larva. After a pupal stage, maggots turn into flies. Sometimes, it may seem like the maggots appear from nowhere, but it’s just that you didn’t notice the fly or its eggs. The fly lays hundreds of eggs at a time! They will begin to hatch within a day.
The fly will lay its eggs anywhere it feels like the maggots will be safe and well-fed. This is why it’s so common to see them in old or rotting food. The maggots need to eat non-stop so the fly will always lay the eggs where there is food. Your wheelie bin is the perfect environment.
Maggots like meat—leftovers, discards, pet food, any old meat will do. They eat to fuel their growth until they pupate. Over the years we have found chicken leftovers, especially raw to be by far the most popular for them to feed on.
We will always do our best to remove them at time of cleaning but if you get them between cleans here are some ideas to help.
To sum it up: Bag all food waste, ESPECIALLY CHICKEN!! Your bins will always stink after two weeks but if the flies cant get to the food that is in it then they will move on to the next bin. They will only lay eggs if they access the food once hatched.
Hope this helps 👍
Price Change To Cleaning From April 5th
Starting from Monday 5th April 2021 there will be a change to the price of our wheelie bin cleaning service.
The change will add an additional £0.50 to the price of cleaning and bring us inline with our closest competitor but still keeping us one of the cheapest in Wirral. Others are still charging £4.00+ per clean, providing a fraction of the service we do and that is when they actually turn up. 🙄
This change in price is not a decision we have come to easily, while we knew we were due to increase our prices soon to cover the increase of minimum wage over the years and the cost of living, we would have preferred to hold off a little longer but in light of Brexit and more importantly the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen our outgoing costs skyrocket. From cleaning supplies to PPE, some items, such as the thousands of Single use gloves we go through, they have gone from costing us £1.75 per box to £15.00 per box and the alcohol gel refills for our dispensers, they have gone from £16.00 per case to £60.00. These are items we now have to use in the barrel load to keep ourselves and our customers safe but more importantly if we wish to continue cleaning bins for the local community.
We do hope you understand and will continue to support our small local business.
PRICE LIST >>
(FROM 5TH APRIL 2021)
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= £3.00 Per Clean / Per Fortnight – (1x Green Bin)
= £5.00 Per Clean / Per Fortnight – (2x Green Bins, Cleaned Same Day)
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= £3.50 Per Clean / Per Month – (1x Green Bin)
= £6.00 Per Clean / Per Month – (2x Green Bins, Cleaned Same Day)
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= £3.50 Per Clean / Per Month – (1x Grey Bin)
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ADVANCE PAYMENT >>
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So.. ONLY the people with a usual collection day of FRIDAY for GREEN OR GREY bins will be AFFECTED by the change in collection schedule THIS YEAR as Xmas Day & New Years Day will both fall on the FRIDAY (Boxing Day on the Saturday so not conflicting with any collections)… the BIN MEN DO NOT WORK THIS BANK HOLIDAY so the collection for FRIDAY 25TH DECEMBER has now been moved to SUNDAY 27TH DECEMBER and the Collection for FRIDAY 1ST JANUARY has been moved to SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY..
Please put a note on your calendar or reminder on your phone, EVERY year we see hundreds of people left out by the bin men because they forget to put their bins out on time for collection so save yourself the bother of the rubbish mountain and get it out ready the evening before.
>> REMEMBER <<
FRIDAY 25TH DECEMBER —> MOVED TO —> SUNDAY 27TH DECEMBER
FRIDAY 1ST JANUARY —> MOVED TO —> SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY
* PLEASE REMEMBER WE WILL ALSO BE OUT CLEANING BINS ON THE REVISED DATES TOO SO PLEASE LEAVE YOUR BINS OUT READY *
Thank you again for reading, have a lovely Xmas & New Year!!!
Best wishes
West Wirral Jetwash
Ps. Please follow us on Facebook for live updates and reminders throughout the holidays & if you are feeling in the spirit to leave us a review that would be highly appreciated,
Thanks > https://www.facebook.com/West-Wirral-Jetwash-Services-1445222769082735/
Covid-19 Update
Wheelie Bin Cleaning Service During the Covid-19 Outbreak.
We are taken a lot of calls to ask whether we are still cleaning bins during COVID 19. The short answer is yes, We have had to take on extra precautions to keep ourselves and the public safe. As we work with bins and harmful bacteria on a daily basis, hand wash, gloves and even face protection is part of our daily routine. However, due to the current pandemic, we are now running a strict ‘zero contact’ policy when possible so we can remain active and continue to serve.
To help respect this decision we are asking all customers to pay online via our website, bank transfer or Paypal. In the few cases that this is not possible, we ask that customers leave payment in an envelope in a safe place. Another precaution introduced is disinfecting all money received on the job, eliminating any possibility of cross-contamination, Ensuring extra caution. All staff are self-isolating when not working.
…Covid-19 | May 2020, Update
Whilst lockdown is due to be relaxed in the coming days we will still be proceeding as if it hasn’t. When it comes to providing our wheelie bin cleaning service to our local community, safety is paramount!
Please stay safe and if you have any queries please just call us.
To ensure we can remain cleaning Wirral’s bins during COVID 19, Please help us by making payments online. 👍
Thank you very much for your continued support.
Maggot Control
With the warm weather of recent weeks, we have noticed an increasing level of maggots in bins. Nothing to be overly concerned about, we can safely remove them but they take much longer to deal with. As a result, along with the extra PPE and COVID 19 precautions in place right now, It’s taking us hours longer to get through the days. Double bagging any waste food or plate scraping (especially chicken) will make a huge difference, If the flies can’t smell it in the bin, they won’t lay their eggs in it! 😱🤢
Everything you need to know before signing up can be found on this very website and the process is simple really, Check the areas we cover page to see if your area is listed, if it is you can then Sign Up leaving full address and service required, after this you will automatically be added to our rounds, if by chance there is a problem we will contact you to discuss asap.
Ps. You MUST sign up THEN send over payment, We have had a recent burst of people paying for bin cleaning without actually signing up.. The payment just ends up in limbo until we find it.
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– PLEASE NOTE BEFORE SIGNING UP OR CONTACTING US –
Working hours are ‘8am – 8pm’ / ‘Mon – Fri’, We would appreciate it if people could try and keep inside these hours. We try to make ourselves as accessible as possible providing mobile numbers etc and maybe this is just a way of life for most people now in this ‘on-demand’ world but it’s very frustrating when we get text messages at 2:30am in the morning or 5 calls in a row at 6:30am because you have found maggots in your bin. We work long enough hours as it is, Please don’t ruin that little time we do have to ourselves or with our families.
So long as we have atleast 24hrs prior notice of your sign up before your bin collection day we can usually accomodate for you no problem.
To be brutally honest they are just no use to us and do not help us sustain our small family busines, they take too long to do, they cost us too much to do and its unfair on our super loyal customers who provide us with work all year round which in turns means we promise our workers a wage and we know the bills will be paid each month. Its not listed on the website because we dont do them!.
This is actually something that has become really common in recent years, 9/10 times it is people calling up at 11am desperate for an “Emergency Clean” because their bin has been emptied and they have found thousands of maggots in it. We don’t all sit in a staff room waiting for your call and then fight over who slides down the pole first to get to your bin, we clean up to 750 bins per day already and our vans are only stocked with what is needed at 8am when they leave. We need atleast 24hrs notice to get you on the books for a regular cleaning service, no amount of verbal abuse, threats or money is going to change that.
We list the area’s we cover to indicate exactly where it is we cover, if North Wales, Warrington or Ellesmere Port are not listed for example its because we dont cover thoese area’s.
.. From August 2019 we will be introducing a ‘Collection Charge’ of £0.50p to all customer accounts that require the 3rd call back or more to pay for each clean. Over the years we have invested all kinds of methods of payment to help customers pay their bills and “move with the times” from the introduction of online website payments to PayPal and even more recently in the last few years mobile card readers so customers can pay at the door via card, phone and now watch!.. This all costs us but not half as much as it does to run the evening payment collections in wages & fuel to have three vans physically driving around for 3hrs each night going from door to door collecting payments. We will continue to run these collections as a lot of people do still prefer to pay cash but only the first two calls for payment will be included in the price of cleaning (First being at the time of clean, second being later that evening between 5:30pm – 8pm), after those there will be a charge of £0.50p to help cover the extra expense to run those extra collections.
This charge is easily avoided though, we understand a lot of customers work during the day and sometimes don’t get home until late evening but there are many methods around this for payment.
Any issues please do contact us and we will do our best to help you.
Thank you for reading,
Regards
Unfortunately thousands of Wirral’s residents suffer having one of these dome lid Wheelie Bin’s and endure the common Problem of maggots they often come with, including many of our customers too, they are not our favourite to clean!
The design of this bin lid holds a design fault, it should seal the bin when closed. Keeping bad odours IN and everyday pests OUT. Unfortunately with this bin design there is a huge gap underneath the handles either side, this may keep the rain out but that is about it. (see picture below)
This gap makes it really easy for pests to get in, lay their eggs and then leave resulting in many many people suffering infestations from things like maggots and ants during the summer months.
OUR ADVICE…
Having dealt with these dome lid wheelie bin’s for many years now and knowing how common they are, we have come up with some easy to do tips. Unfortunately there is no way to completely stop pests getting in but you can make it less attractive for them and hope they move on. Common Dome Lid Wheelie Bin Problem Maggots
Bagging and tying off your waste is always going to help reduce odours and pests, sealing in the waste allowing nothing in and nothing out.
(Please note. If you have any raw food left overs that need to be binned such as chicken, we strongly urge you to double or even triple bag this waste before placing in your wheelie bin)
One thing we have learnt from cleaning bins over the past 20 odd years is how incredibly hot they get inside especially when left in the summer sun. Hot bin’s create nasty smells and those odours attract flies from far and wide!
Common Dome Lid Wheelie Bin Problem Maggots
Find a shaded area to store your bin. Your green bin is more prone to pests such as maggots so keeping this bin cool is essential in avoiding them. A garage or shed is your best option but failing that, search for an area that is shaded during the hottest time of the day and leave it there. Under a tree or up against a wall.
Places like Argos and B&Q do sell outdoor Wheelie Bin cupboards but they can be expensive.
(Such as below..)
3. CLEAN OUT YOUR BIN REGULARLY
We urge all bin owners to do this regularly. Bins do actually hold a lot of bacteria and germs and some can be harmful to our health. Decaying food and dangerous bacteria lives inside your bin.
We hope this helps and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.
Common Dome Lid Wheelie Bin Problem Maggots
Got a broken lid? Check out our DIY fix up here