Wirral Wheelie Bin Cleaning

Missed Wheelie Bin Collections are becoming common across Wirral each week. Many customers are unsure how to report it. So, we have put this post together. There is a nice big button. It directs you straight to the exact page on the council website. This is needed to report your missed bin collection and get it collected asap. If you are also awaiting cleaning, please contact us once it is emptied. We will try to get a van back to you for cleaning. Thanks

If you are a non-customer reading this and you would also like to have your wheelie bins cleaned on a regular basis we can also help you with that. Please click the button below to sign up for our cleaning service.

Service includes –

• High pressure cleaning of bin inside & out
• Removal of stubborn stains and smells with our eco-friendly detergent & deodorizer
• Heavy Duty bin liner (Recycled plastics/Bio-Degradable)
• Bin Returned to property
• Various payment ways to suit

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last year or so since starting our ‘Account update’ notification text messages, we have noticed a lot of customers with outdated details.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…

Why Do We Need Your Contact Details..?

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.

The Benefits To Us Having A Point Of Contact.

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.

Many customers across the Wirral are having problems with maggots in their bins. We decided to put this together to help. 👍

What Is a Maggot?

A maggot is the larvae of a fly.

A fly lays eggs. These eggs turn into larvae (maggots). The larvae become flies. The cycle continues as these flies lay more eggs, and so on…

Where Do Maggots Come From?

Flies lay eggs, which turn into maggots. “Maggot” is another word for larva. After a pupal stage, maggots turn into flies. Sometimes, it seems that maggots come from nowhere. Actually, it just means you didn’t notice the flies or their eggs. Flies lays hundreds of eggs at a time! They will start to hatch within a day.

A Fly’s Life Cycle

1. A female lives about a month, during which time she lays from 500 to 2,000 eggs in batches of about 75 to 150 at a time.
2. A day after the eggs are laid, the maggots will appear.
3. We usually see them in this first stage while they are still 3-9 mm long and whitish in color (however, they can grow to be 20 mm).
4. Maggots feed for 3 to 5 days. There are larval and pupal stages, and it takes approximately 14 to 36 days for the eggs to morph into flies.

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.

What Do Maggots Like to Eat?

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 discovered that chicken leftovers are the most popular for them to feed on. Raw chicken is especially favored but chicken scraps or even the tray in which it was cooked can be just as bad.

How to Prevent Flies (and Maggots)

• Store food leftovers in sealed containers before placing in the kitchen bin, food bags or doggy bags are perfect. Tie your garbage bags tightly before transferring to your wheelie bin. Note that draw string waste bags don’t seal fully when tied which leaves an entry point for flies.
• Flies will lay their eggs in your pet’s food as well, so make sure you change their food fully and again bags it off in a food bag, in this case the eggs will already we on the food so best to contain it to stop it spreading once in the bin.
• If you have a dog, be sure to tie off the dog poop. DO NOT put straight in the bin. Its a health hazard for the bin men and can result in a fine.
• Clean your bin regularly, obviously we can help with this if reading from the Wirral – UK | BOOK BIN CLEANING HERE

How to Get Rid of Maggots (and Flies)

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.

• Pour boiling water over maggots to kill them instantly. If you want, you can add a cup of bleach and 1 1/2 cups of hydrogen peroxide to 5 litres of boiling water.
• Dish soap works great as an insect repellent and/or insecticide. Most dish soaps contain a little borax, which is the active ingredient.
• Natural fly repellent’s include vodka, aromatic herbs like lavender, basil, and bay leaf, lemongrass oil, cloves, witch hazel, apple cider vinegar, and camphor or citronella.
• If you choose to get rid of them chemically, use a product which contains permethrin, a chemical that is used as an insecticide. For example, Raid, which we’re all probably familiar with, is a popular insecticide that is used in households.
• Get some fly paper, place it near the bin.

Stay Maggot-Free!

To sum it up: Bag all food waste, ESPECIALLY CHICKEN!! Your bins will always smell bad 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 have access to food/protein once hatched.

Hope this helps 👍

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! 😱🤢