Understanding commercial wheelie bin hire
Commercial wheelie bin hire is a cost-effective choice for many business owners who wish to streamline their waste management processes. Whether you’re managing a small bistro or a large multi-project construction site, selecting the right size and type of bin will keep your site clean and compliant with regulations.
In today’s blog, we share how to choose the right bin for your business and best practices for commercial wheelie bin hire, so you can ensure that your hard-earned cash doesn’t go to ‘waste’…
Why hire a commercial wheelie bin?
Commercial wheelie bins are ideal for collecting various materials such as general non recoverable waste, dry mixed recyclables, glass and food waste. Their robust construction makes them sturdy enough to reliably store your waste, whilst their wheels and lids allow them to be transported and placed both indoors and outdoors. What’s more, they can also help improve your business’ recycling rates, boosting your eco-credentials.
How to select the right commercial wheelie bins for your business
Types of waste
Before hiring a commercial wheelie bin, you need to determine which kinds of waste your business generates. Materials such as cardboard, paper, food and glasses can all be recycled, whereas items made from non-recyclable plastics, metals and polystyrene are all classed as general waste. It’s important to note that if your project is expected to produce hazardous waste, this is not suitable for commercial wheelie bin collection and must instead be disposed of at a specialist facility.
Once you’ve established the types of waste your business needs to dispose of, you can then select the correct bins. McCarthy Marland provides the following types of commercial wheelie bins for hire:
- Our general waste service is ideal for all non recoverable and recyclable waste.
- Dry mixed recycling & recovery bins. Our dry mixed recycling service is suitable for all recoverable and recyclable waste disposal, excluding food and glass waste.
- Food waste recycling bins. Our environmentally-friendly food waste wheelie bins ensure that all food is recycled, minimising the amount of waste sent to landfill.
- Glass recycling bins. We offer dedicated commercial waste bins specifically for glass, allowing us to directly segregate glass bottles upon collection.
Size of wheelie bins
Choosing the right commercial wheelie bin size will help your business save money and maximise space, whilst ensuring your bins aren’t constantly overflowing and producing unpleasant smells. Your ideal bin size should equal your predicted waste output, so we recommend closely monitoring your waste production over a typical week to assess the volume of waste.
McCarthy Marland offers a whole host of commercial bin sizes to suit your business needs. These include:
- 240 litre wheelie bins. Our 240L bins can comfortably accommodate between 3-5 bin bags, making them suitable for businesses that generate a limited amount of waste. Due to their smaller size, these bins are ideal for premises with tight spaces that require frequent collection services.
- 360 litre wheelie bins. Our 360L bins can house between 6-8 bin bags of waste, making them the ideal choice for small businesses that produce a moderate amount of waste.
- 660 litre wheelie bins. Our 660L bins are perfect for mid-to-large businesses, with the ability to handle between 8-10 bin bags of waste. Factories, hotels and shopping centres that generate a moderate amount of waste may benefit from commercial wheelie bins of this size.
- 1100 litre wheelie bins. This is our largest wheelie bin size, suitable for bigger enterprises who generate a substantial amount of waste. Our 1100L large wheelie bins can hold the equivalent of 15-18 bin bags, making them ideal for restaurants, industrial estates and communal office areas.
Read our previous blog post for more advice on how to choose the perfect wheelie bin size.
Best practices for using a commercial wheelie bin
Bin placement
Once you’ve chosen the correct types and sizes of commercial wheelie bins for your business, you’ll need to think about their positioning. They should be placed in locations that are easy to access, with sufficient room for safe storage and manoeuvring during bin collections.
Lockable bin lids
Lids are key to deterring pests and keeping thieves away from your commercial wheelie bins, as well as preventing unwanted smells and littering. McCarthy Marland’s wheelie bins all come with lockable lids for added security, giving you total peace of mind when it comes to your waste.
Waste segregation
Implementing a stringent waste segregation system is a vital step to minimising the amount of waste that ends up in landfill. Ensure that your employees separate all waste according to the type of material and place it in the correct bin, carrying out simpler recycling practices wherever possible.
Frequency of collections
Finally, you’ll need to consider how often you require your wheelie bins to be collected via your chosen waste management company. You may want to arrange more frequent collections during peak periods. Our commercial waste collections are available weekly, fortnightly and monthly, and can be scheduled to cause minimal business disruption.
Choose McCarthy Marland as your commercial wheelie bin partner
McCarthy Marland offers a wide range of wheeled bins to suit your commercial needs. We are committed to 100% landfill diversion, with our commercial wheelie bin hire services achieving recycling rates in excess of 95% across all our facilities. Get in touch with one of our waste management specialists today to discuss your business’ wheelie bin requirements.