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Harrogate businessman launches new waste company

A Harrogate businessman has launched a new private waste collection service for residents in the town.

His domestic and business waste collection service, Rubbish Service Ltd, will fill in between the fortnightly council-provided services for a small fee charged direct to customers.

Founder Andrew Brown found that his own household waste collections were insufficient after the introduction last year of the new fortnightly rubbish collection and wheelie bin regime.

Yorkshire’s first ‘pay as you throw’ service, the scheme is expected to spark a new trend in the region for further smaller private waste collection services, which are becoming commonplace in the south of England.

Andrew said: “Some households will produce more waste than others on a weekly basis, because they have more people in them, while others might benefit from occasional extra collections.

“Nationally, 71% of householders want weekly collections, and our research shows that a similarly high level of demand exists in Harrogate.

“Just from conducting our market research into the viability of launching an extra waste collection service, we have already signed up dozens of keen customers, even before we get up and running.”

“We are totally supportive of the move away from landfill and incineration towards more recycling, but the simple fact is that many households simply can’t cope with having their rubbish collected once a fortnight,”

“We have seen strong demand from small businesses too. We want to be a friendly, regular visitor, and offer an old-fashioned, helpful service that we’re proud of.”

The service is being trialled within HG1, HG2 and HG3 postcodes from the end of May, with a view to extending the service to other towns and boroughs in the future.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .