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==Wheelie Bin Types and Sizes== | ==Wheelie Bin Types and Sizes== | ||
The most common sizes and types of [[Wheelie Bin]] are listed below, with the smaller 120, 180 and 240 litre bins being the most common applications for [[Household Waste]]. | The most common sizes and types of [[Wheelie Bin]] are listed below, with the smaller 120, 180 and 240 litre bins being the most common applications for [[Household Waste]]. The pictures and measurements below come from [https://wheeliebinwarehouse.com/1100-litre-wheelie-bin/ WheelieBinWarehouse] and may vary from supplier to supplier. Weights and sack numbers are indicative and from WikiWaste consolidated information from a variety of sources. The European Standard is captured by [[BSI]] as [http://www.iso-iran.ir/standards/bs/BS%20EN%20840-1-2014%20,%20Mobile%20Waste%20and%20Recycling%20Containers.pdf BS EN 840] and this sets out the standardisation that, at its core, ensures the same lifting device on the rear of the [[Rear End Loader]] lorry (known as a comb) to be compatible with all bins complying to the standard. | ||
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===Colours=== | ===Colours=== | ||
The colour range is extensive, and whilst is broadly intended to link to the type of waste in the bin, this is by no means consistent across the UK | The colour range is extensive, and whilst is broadly intended to link to the type of waste in the bin, this is by no means consistent across the UK. For [[Commercial and Industrial Waste]] collection services the bins are often coloured matched to the branding of the business collecting the waste/providing the service. However, in broad terms the following applies: | ||
* Grey/Black Bins - [[Residual Waste]] | * Grey/Black Bins - [[Residual Waste]] | ||
* Blue Bins - [[DMR]] and Recyclable Waste | * Blue Bins - [[DMR]] and Recyclable Waste | ||
* Green Bins - [[Garden Waste |Green and Garden Waste]] (but often also used as a standard, non-branded bin colour for commercial premises) | * Green Bins - [[Garden Waste |Green and Garden Waste]] (but often also used as a standard, non-branded bin colour for commercial premises) | ||
* Red Bins - [[Hazardous Waste]] (although Biffa branding has red bins for all waste types) | * Red Bins - [[Hazardous Waste]] (although [[Biffa]] branding has red bins for all waste types) | ||
* Yellow Bins - [[Clinical Waste]] | * Yellow Bins - [[Clinical Waste]] | ||
===Applications=== | ===Applications=== | ||
The applications can be extensive, some examples include: | The applications can be extensive, some examples include: | ||
* The use of smaller bins for heavy food and glass waste that does not compress, and is collected in a | * The use of smaller bins for heavy [[Food Waste|food]] and [[glass]] waste that does not compress, and is collected in a vehicle without compaction. | ||
* The use of bins as the 'transporting unit' and not using a [[Rear End Loader]] or [[REL Vehicle]] i.e. [[Clinical Waste]] transported in the bins in a lorry/truck to the [[treatment]] center where they are emptied, cleaned and returned | * The use of bins as the 'transporting unit' and not using a [[Rear End Loader]] or [[REL Vehicle]] i.e. [[Clinical Waste]] transported in the bins in a lorry/truck to the [[treatment]] center where they are emptied, cleaned and returned | ||
* To use of bins to collect material around a large site, enabling that material to then be bought to a central point for compaction/compression for subsequent transport in the | * To use of bins to collect material around a large site, enabling that material to then be bought to a central point for compaction/compression for subsequent transport in the bin the waste has been compacted into | ||