How Stickers and Wheelie Bins Goes Well Together

Wheelie bins might not be intriguing to think about for some people, and yet we see them everywhere we go. Every household, establishment, and retail business has this somewhere. We often forget about them when we’re done placing our garbage inside. You can consider them as unsung heroes in our daily lives. Just working in the background but has a very important purpose to fulfill. So what are they made of? What are wheelie bins for? Who placed wheels on a garbage bin?

Here’s everything you would want to know about wheelie bins and some interesting ideas on how you can use stickers and labels for different scenarios.

The first bin on wheels

Nobody really knows who invented the world’s first-ever wheelie bin however, our historical sources can give us some information about our hardworking wheelie bins. The first modern plastic wheelie bin was invented on March 12, 1968, by a company named Frank Rotherham Mouldings in the UK. It was used initially just to move things from one part of a factory to the other side.

It was in the late ’80s when wheelie bins started to spread to places, they have met a new solution to store all sorts of things.

Early to mid-1980s that wheelie bins were introduced by most Sydney councils and were sometimes called OTTO bins.

Wheelie bins to the rescue

For many years, humans have been overpopulating the earth and with more people, that means there will be a lot of human waste to produce. What should we do about that? Well, we really can’t stop the increase in population but what we can do is to be responsible citizens to our community by throwing our waste properly and also start recycling. Wheelie bins can help you with that, a variety of colors and sizes you can use in any situation. Label it with the color blue for wastes that can be recycled, the color green can be for food and organic waste, and black for the other wastes. Stickers will be helpful as well, labeling each bin to its particular purpose can inspire people to throw their trash in the correct bin. Placing wheelie bin stickers around can keep people from throwing their trash on the ground and can be used also to remind them that a wheelie bin is nearby. Living in a residential area with a lot of neighbors, chances are that your wheelie bins could get mixed up with the others, adding your own wheelie bin labels should avoid confusion. For people that are the cooks in the house, kitchen waste can be placed in a smaller bin so that you might want to do bokashi composting.

Cleaning the wheelie bins

Do I need to clean my wheelie bin?  Yes, and you should do it at least once a month because we use it to keep our dirty trash away. One quick reminder is that we should not forget to take them out when the garbage collector comes for them. Although being an everyday essential, our wheelie bins can attract insects and bugs and tends to get very smelly. Three (3) of the basic things you should have before cleaning are a surgical mask, bleach, and cleaning gloves. You can add sponges and disinfectant sprays if you like. One of the most effective ways of cleaning it is using bleach and mixing it with water and fill the wheelie bin until it's closer half full. Swirl it around and leave it for about an hour. Using a scrubber to remove the wastes that stick on the bottom corners of the bin. Dilute the mixture when disposing it into your drains. We should be extra careful on using hazardous products, placing custom stickers can give caution to you and others. There are cleaning products that you can use that would help clean up your environmentally friendly bins. While you are at it check the bin from top to bottom for any broken parts and leaks.

Did you know that you can get creative with it? You can have a little fun with your bins, you can have personalised wheelie bin stickers and labels to make them look attractive and funny. These are durable sticker materials that are great for placing outdoors and are water-resistant. For example, you design the stickers in a unique way to show humor and also to let your neighbors know you are the owner of that particular wheelie bin.

All across the country, most neighborhoods are using this as a primary waste disposal storage. It is important for people to own a bin, it could not just be one but you can have as many as you need. Corporate buildings and big cities have a lot because it is crowded with people. So in that way, we can do our part in helping the environment getting away from harm.