Food waste bins at 7am in the morning covered in snow
- Eco Food Recycling collecting commercial food waste.
When the country is gripped in sub zero temperatures nobody thinks of the “poor old bin man ” who has to go out in all weather conditions.
Although extreme weather causes problems for all refuse collectors it is the companies that have commercial food waste collections that face the biggest problems.
A lot of pubs and hotels who have food waste collections to improve their recycling figures along with adding to their CSR ( corporate social responsibility ) put the food waste into the bins “naked”, meaning that no bags are used.
In the warmer weather this is fine but in the current climate this causes major problems when attempting to empty commercial food waste bins:
- Food waste is very heavy
- Food waste is predominantly water
- Food waste bins are generally left outside, to the elements
- Frozen food waste does not easily come out of the bin when emptied into the refuse cart
- The weight of the food waste puts extreme pressure on the bin when lifted, if it does not exit the bin because it is frozen and can be potentially dangerous causing the bin to break
Of course the answer is heated food waste bins to keep the temperature of the food waste at a level to stop it freezing.
Although this will never happen it does prove that there is a problem and it is the poor old bin man who is left to clear up the rubbish,yet again.
