The Wheelie Bin Travels

June 27, 2011 - PRLog -- Wheelie bins travel a fair few miles in their lifetime, bear in mind that the life of a wheelie bin is a hard one, they get knocked about, kicked, lids get slammed and the then twice a month a lorry comes along and shakes it about trying to empty it of loads of rubbish.

So have you ever stopped to think how far a wheelie bin travels in its lifetime, well read on to find out more.  The vast majority of wheelie bins in use today throughout the UK are made in Germany so roughly speaking that’s around 600 miles (Berlin to London). Once the wheelie bin arrives at the distribution depot they are then transported out typically to the local authorities or their respective agents, the distance here will vary dependent on where you live within the UK, for purposes of this article let’s say that’s another 200 miles to get your wheelie bin dropped off at your local council depot, the final part of this first stage in the life of your wheelie bin is the last few miles to your house, lets add another 30 miles to the tally and hey presto your new bin sits proudly round the side of your house having been loaded and unloaded several times and driven around 830 miles to get here.

Okay so the first part of a wheelie bins travels were pretty easy for it, what follows is where the wheelie bin has to withstand the punishment of twice monthly collections and all round general abuse we all through at our wheelie bins without a care or thought about respect for them.

A typical wheelie bin will have a lifecycle of around 5 years and based on an average twice monthly collection service will equate to be emptied around 130 times before your wheelie bin will reach the end of its useful life. Taking an average home and working out the distance from side of house to the road side typically could be 30 yards there and back roughly works out at an additional 4000 yards over its 5 year working life, which adds about 2 ¼ more miles to the running total of the distance your wheelie bin has travelled.


CK Bin Distribution http://www.ckbindistribution.co.uk is interested in purchasing old or damaged wheelie bins for recycling.  We make regular collections nationwide from local councils and waste management companies. We collect all sizes of bins (including dustbins). For collection, the bins would need to be free from rubbish, the wheels removed and the bins stacked.

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CK Bin Distribution make regular deliveries and collections nationwide from local councils and waste management companies. We collect all sizes of bins (including dustbins).