Plan containers and storage
Choose storage with enough room for the expected rubbish and recycling. Consider contamination, fire, pests, cleaning, security and safe handling. Label bins appropriately and keep access clear for both occupants and the people emptying them.
Arrange collection access
Check that the vehicle can reach the collection point and that gates, keys and timings are agreed. Decide where collections will happen if access is blocked. In a shared building, name the person who deals with communal bin areas, missed visits and incorrectly sorted waste.
Keep the arrangement under review
Watch how quickly bins fill and whether the collection interval works. New tenants, seasonal use, refurbishment or different food and packaging waste may change your needs. Repeated overflowing bins call for a revised arrangement rather than repeated one-off removals.
Questions to answer
What information helps scope a collection?
Give the address, materials, likely amounts, bins already in use, where they stand, available access times and any difficulties.
Can project waste use the normal collection?
Check first. Your ordinary collection must accept both the material and the arrangement. Specify removal and records for refurbishment waste as part of the job instead of leaving contractors to use the normal bins.
Related work
Explore rubbish and recycling collections, property cleaning, grounds work and building projects.
