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Another Bin Company Thread!

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  • 16-07-2013 7:16am
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    thesandeman
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    Anyone know who Walker DOT ie are?
    I presume they are one of the other companies under another name so just being nosey.
    They were all over the Eyre Sq/College Rd area around around 5 this morning with a lad in a red or orange jump suit picking up the bins. They had a few details on the side of the truck but it kept moving and my eyesight isn't the best.
    I tried doing a search on t'internet but nothing shows up for me.


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    gordongekko
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    thesandeman wrote: »
    Anyone know who Walker DOT ie are?
    I presume they are one of the other companies under another name so just being nosey.
    They were all over the Eyre Sq/College Rd area around around 5 this morning with a lad in a red or orange jump suit picking up the bins. They had a few details on the side of the truck but it kept moving and my eyesight isn't the best.
    I tried doing a search on t'internet but nothing shows up for me.

    they just rent the trucks. I think the council rent some of their trucks off them.


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    thesandeman
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    Ah right! That makes sense as I didn't see any Corpo truck on my travels. Surprised they don't seem to have a Website though or maybe I just missed out on a dot or dash or something.


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    dilallio
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    http://www.galwaynews.ie/29375-city-council-replaces-refuse-fleet


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    thesandeman
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    dilallio wrote: »
    http://www.galwaynews.ie/29375-city-council-replaces-refuse-fleet

    Since December??? :O
    I'm out around the same time every morning and it's the first time I've come across it. Maybe they had a change of routes?


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    nineteen66
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    The City Bin co. also rent trucks from Walkers and the refuse collectors wear a red uniform.


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    nineteen66
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    If Galway City Council pulled out of the refuse collection in the City how long would it be before the private collection companies would increase their charges?I think there will be a lot of debate on this topic in the next few days and weeks.


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    Unrealistic
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    nineteen66 wrote: »
    If Galway City Council pulled out of the refuse collection in the City how long would it be before the private collection companies would increase their charges?I think there will be a lot of debate on this topic in the next few days and weeks.
    Galway City Council has only recently become cheaper than Barna Waste (which I use). Barna Waste have not dropped prices to match them. I don't think it's a given that the Council is the one driving prices. As long as there is genuine competition between three commercial operators that should keep prices down.


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