Mr Binman

WoodView

im thinking about entering a contract with mr binman to collect my domestic rubbish--have tried his website for info and tried to send an email but a message keeps coming back--'must insert phone number' --even though i had---anyway the real question is ..does anyone know how much and can u do it monthly quarterly or yearly---do they ask for more of this id nonsense that everyone is going for nowadays[started by banks and social welfare departments] as in passport ,driving liscence,birth cert, tax records,bank statements, 14 utility bills and 1 of your dead great- grandparents bodys for DNA comparison. Anyway all information welcome

WoodView

they will be open for buisness on Tuesday but id like to know before then

sioda

Binman are a rip off always have been always will be.

Contact Clean Irl or AES on Tuesday before you sign anything with Binman

kiersm

I went back to Mr Binman last sept cos they offered me a great price for my contract as I had left them and gone to Clean Ireland for 6 months and I'm not going to renew my contract with them. I have found their service to be ok at best.

They are approximately €160 for 6 months but that getting your bin collected every 2 wks not every week.

Mr Binman doesn't collect your bottles i now Clean Ireland do that every 2 months not sure bout AES tho.

jonski

I phoned up to leave Mr Binman and the girl offered me a great deal so I stayed with them . €125 for 6 months direct debit , collection every two weeks , no limit on weight .

Liam Byrne

jonski wrote: »

I phoned up to leave Mr Binman and the girl offered me a great deal so I stayed with them . €125 for 6 months direct debit , collection every two weeks , no limit on weight .

Interesting, because they told me last week that they couldn't possibly offer me anything lower when I pointed out that AES were €60 cheaper for what I need.

Paying the €160 but my main bin only needs collecting once a month, however Mr Binman's ridiculous rules mean that I can't then put out the recycling.....so if I have recycling I have to put the rubbish out in-between.

AES are looking pretty decent for 6 months at €50 + (7x€7) + free recycling.

Mr Binman need to cop themselves on.

sonyair

clean ireland will give their service for €30 and you pay the rest off through post office with their card.

http://www.cleanirl.com/residential.php

Redmal

Mr Binman charged me €140 every 6 months but having said that they almost always forgot to collect one of my bins. When I called them each time to ask them about it they tried to turn it around on me and tell me it must have been my fault. I don't understand how because all the bins get collected on the same day and if they collect one then how can they not collect the other one? Anyway, the staff have a terrible attitude in my experience so I knocked them on the head and have switched to Clean Ireland and I've never had any problems since!

kiersm

Interesting, because they told me last week that they couldn't possibly offer me anything lower when I pointed out that AES were €60 cheaper for what I need.

I know they will do that cos I got them do it for my mum, when hers came up for renewal, I think i got them take bout €25 off the bill.

A sales rep called to my house and they were giving me €145 for 6 months and when I said I'd pay for 12 months in cash i got it for bout €195 if i rem but i'm not particularly impressed with their service so I'm defo not going to renew with them when my contract is up unless they give me a v good deal

AnCapaillMor

Didn't know whether to start a new thread or bring this back up.

Anyways the new recycle bags, is it me or are they the most p!ss poor quality bags ever. 3 out of 4 have ripped on me so far this year. christ they're bad, you can't put 3/4 of the recyclables into them that you could in the old bags.

Pupito

Yeah, the bags do seem much more flimsy than before. And the blue print annoyingly rubs off on contact with your hands.

Mc Love

Clean Ireland dont use bags! Meaning you can stuff it in the bigger recycling bin and be done with it until they come for collection.

phog

Mr Binman has a recycling bin as well, not sure if you have to prepay for it or is it to make it easier for them to collect than chasing bags around estates.

ZombieBride

I'm with Clean Ireland too, used to be with Mr. Binman, one of my better choices to swap companies. Clean Ireland do a glass pick up too.

Liam Byrne

phog wrote: »

Mr Binman has a recycling bin as well, not sure if you have to prepay for it or is it to make it easier for them to collect than chasing bags around estates.

When I was with them you still had to put (paid for) bags inside that in order to have them collected, and (officially at least) there were only meant to be two bags per collection.

You also had to put out the main bin to have the recycle one collected, which counted as a "lift".

AES have no such restrictions, thankfully, and have worked out at about half the price as a result of their recycling collections being free - main bin once a month & recycle every fortnight!

LB6

Don't forget South West Bins. Collect alternate weeks. Waste/Recycle. And the week that the Recycle is done, the compost bin is also taken up. Prices aren't bad at all and the bins are the large ones.

martinaughuairi

The clear recycling bags used to hold everything. Now they are made of thin cheaper plastic and everytime something with an edge or some weight goes in the bag tears. Noone appears to have noticed - or have they?:mad:

Mc Love

I have noticed - they are worse than paper! Next time renewal is up I will be switching to Clean irl

jomoloney

we haven't used bags in ages,.... blue bin now no bags

who_ru

Dragging up an old thread but who would you recommend these days, does mr binman have much in the way of competition?

Compost bin not a big deal for me, glass & recycling are. Who would you recommend? Im in the burbs.

kiersm

I use AES & they have glass collection as well. I find them fairly good price wise as there's a fee for 6 months & then pay per lift.

Also interested in this now. Mr Binman couldn't take my Mum's bin last week. Seems it's because she never sent back in the form for the 18 free lifts subsidy (my father passed away in September so we were a bit distracted).

Anyway she'll get the 18 free lifts and then Mr Binman will invoice us per lift afterwards. Forgot to ask how much they would charge but I'm having a look around now to see if there's any better value.

I must say the AES website is far more professional than Mr Binman's at least!! We're in the city by the way.

Shannon757

I would recommend AES. Used to be with Mr.Binman but AES are far better.

Swiper the fox

Shannon757 wrote: »

I would recommend AES. Used to be with Mr.Binman but AES are far better.

Can you expand on why exactly you find them better.
We've always (10 years) been with Mr Binman and I've never found fault in any way with them. On a couple of occasions we forgot to put the bins out and they came by later in the week to collect them, for that reason alone we've stayed loyal.

Shannon757

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Can you expand on why exactly you find them better.
We've always (10 years) been with Mr Binman and I've never found fault in any way with them. On a couple of occasions we forgot to put the bins out and they came by later in the week to collect them, for that reason alone we've stayed loyal.

Well when I was with Mr.Binman they would regularly not collect the bins and when they did they would throw the bins down on the edge of the road. And one time I was out putting a sausage packet in to the bin just as they were taking it and they would take the bin. So I went to AES and they seem to be cheaper and put the bins back right. I'm in the county BTW.

naughtysmurf

Been with Mr binman since 1995, can't remember ever having an issue, get a reminder text to put the correct bin out the night before, had a wheelie bin taken and burnt out, they replaced it within a few days, have three bins, compost, recycling & general waste, could get one for glass AFAIK but don't go through too much glass & can recycle the glass on the way to work when needed, have got a couple of skips off them too in the past, good price, no problems, they are actually the only service provider I don't switch on a regular basis, that's my experience anyway

phog

Used to be with Mr Binman for years and never really had a missed collection or issues with where they left the empty bin but we changed about two years ago to Recyle Right, simply because they were cheaper.

Shannon757

Could also try Clean Ireland.

highlydebased

+1 for AES. They even provided an extra recycling bin at my folks house at no extra charge.

who_ru

AES it is then. Thanks for the info.

Comhrá

+1 for AES. I find them very reliable and reasonable. Been with them a few years now and find them tops.

Swiper the fox

Shannon757 wrote: »

Well when I was with Mr.Binman they would regularly not collect the bins and when they did they would throw the bins down on the edge of the road. And one time I was out putting a sausage packet in to the bin just as they were taking it and they would take the bin. So I went to AES and they seem to be cheaper and put the bins back right. I'm in the county BTW.

Just reading back over this thread as I hadn't paid attention.
Are you saying that you tried to put a sausage wrapper in your own bin and they refused to take it then? And that they just threw the bins down on the road when they were empty?
I'm not saying outright that I don't believe you but it sounds very unlikely, if it is true then you should have contacted head office and had the lads reprimanded.
My experiences with Mr Binman have been very positive, I don't see us moving anytime soon.
Sorry that I couldn't ignore this but it seems extraordinary and nobody else checked with you.

stefanovich

Anyone use recycle right? They claim to be the cheapest. With Clean Ireland at the moment who are fine but I wouldn't mind paying less.

Shannon757

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Just reading back over this thread as I hadn't paid attention.
Are you saying that you tried to put a sausage wrapper in your own bin and they refused to take it then? And that they just threw the bins down on the road when they were empty?
I'm not saying outright that I don't believe you but it sounds very unlikely, if it is true then you should have contacted head office and had the lads reprimanded.
My experiences with Mr Binman have been very positive, I don't see us moving anytime soon.
Sorry that I couldn't ignore this but it seems extraordinary and nobody else checked with you.

They were two separate incidents.
The first one with the sausage packet was when they pulled up I told him to wait a second as I put the packet in the bin. Your man said "We havent got time for this" and went to the next house.
And "throw" might not be the best word. I would have them by the fence before they come and they would just leave them at the edge of the road. It was very danferous and they took no care whatsoever.

trinz23

I only recently left Mr Binman after months of hassle. When i first joined with them about 5 years ago we had issues for months with our bins not being collected which led to phone calls every week. This issue was eventually resolved. I moved house before Christmas and contacted Mr Binman to inform them to which I was told that they don't move your bins, you need to move them yourself. This is just something that wasn't feasible for me. After a lot of back and forth with them for weeks on this and rubbish building up they eventually agreed to move my bins. My bins had now been sitting out on the road since my last collection date at my old address wees before. 2 days later the bins arrive, the wrong bins. They had taken someone elses bins and dropped them to me. I contacted them to let them know and at this stage it had been going on the bones of 6 weeks so, I just told them to collect the other bins and take away my ones. Signed up with Fitzgeralds that day, had bins that evening. Would recommend Fitzgeralds 100%, only with them since December but so far brilliant service!!