Wheelie Bins
HERMEQ wheelie bins are two-wheeled and four-wheeled bins manufactured in the UK and built to EN 840, the European standard for mobile waste containers. The range covers 80, 120, 240, 660 and 1100 litre bins in a choice of colours, with custom printing available, for commercial, industrial and domestic waste.
For heavy collection work, the metal 1100 litre bin has a hot-dip galvanised steel body with internally welded seams that keep water out and resist corrosion. The industrial wheelie bin tipper lets a forklift lift, move and empty 660 and 1100 litre bins on site.
Wheelie bin sizes from 80 to 1100 litres
The range divides into two-wheeled bins from 80 to 240 litres, which one person wheels to the collection point, and four-wheeled castor bins at 660 and 1100 litres, which the trade calls large wheelie bins or euro bins and which are emptied by trunnion lifts on commercial collection vehicles.
80 litre wheelie bins
The 80 litre wheelie bin suits low-volume collection points such as offices, flats, staff rooms and reception areas, where a full-size bin would stand half empty and take up floor space. It is also a tidy way to run a second waste stream beside a larger general waste bin.
120 litre wheelie bins
The 120 litre wheelie bin is the size for back-of-house areas, shop rear entrances, workshops and care homes that fill more than a small bin each week but have little room to store a larger one. It fits narrow alleyways and back entrances and stays easy to wheel when full.
240 litre wheelie bins
The 240 litre wheelie bin is the everyday commercial bin and the size most collection rounds are planned around. It holds a useful volume without needing a dedicated bin store, and one person can still move it when it is full.
660 litre wheelie bins
The 660 litre wheelie bin is a four-wheeled bin with a narrower footprint than the 1100. It suits small bin stores, tight rear access and bins that have to turn through doorways and passages behind shops.
1100 litre wheelie bins
The 1100 litre wheelie bin, known on site as the 1100 bin or euro bin, is the largest in the range and the standard container for trade waste collections. It is made in HDPE and in galvanised steel.
Plastic or metal 1100 litre bins
Both versions are built to EN 840 and fit the same collection lifts, so the choice turns on how hard the bin is handled. The HDPE 1100 litre bin is the right buy for colour-coded waste streams, general commercial premises and construction sites: it is lighter to push when full, comes in several colours, resists UV and washes down easily. The metal 1100 litre wheelie bin is built for council and waste contractor rounds and industrial yards where bins are lifted, tipped and knocked about every day, and its welded comb bar and reinforced top frame take the strain of constant mechanical lifting.
Commercial and industrial wheelie bins by use
Shared bin stores, housing blocks and schools
Shared bin stores take waste from many users, so the risks are fly-tipping, misuse by outsiders and contaminated recycling. Two lockable versions cover every size from 80 to 1100 litres. The lockable wheelie bin with an Allen key lock suits stores where caretakers, cleaners and collection crews all need routine access without a set of keys to manage. The key lock wheelie bin is supplied with its own keys, so only keyholders can open it, which suits schools, healthcare sites and housing blocks where access has to be controlled.
Construction sites and industrial yards
On construction sites and in industrial yards, the 1100 litre bin gathers general and packaging waste from welfare cabins, canteens and work areas before it goes to the skip. Braked castors hold it in place on uneven ground while it is filled.
Bin colours, EN 840 and collection lifts
Colour coding by waste stream
Black, blue, green and red run across the range, and some sizes add yellow or brown. Black is generally used for general waste, while the other colours are assigned by the site or its waste collector to streams such as dry mixed recycling, glass or food. Keeping one colour per stream in every size, from the office bin to the 1100 in the yard, makes segregation simple for staff and keeps loads clean for the collector.
EN 840 and comb lift compatibility
EN 840 is the European standard for mobile waste containers, setting the dimensions, lifting points and strength a bin needs to be emptied safely by the comb lifts and trunnion lifts on refuse vehicles. A bin built outside it may not engage the lift, so look for EN 840 before buying bins for a contracted collection. Several sizes also carry the RAL-GZ 951/1 quality mark.
Forklift tippers, lifters and bin shelters
The attachment to choose follows the bin: the tipper for four-wheeled bins, the lifter for two-wheeled bins and the stacker for moving empty bins in quantity.
Industrial wheelie bin tipper
The industrial wheelie bin tipper fits a forklift to lift, move and empty 660 and 1100 litre bins with side trunnions. The operator tips the bin from ground level through a geared chain drive, so a full bin is emptied over the side of a skip without anyone climbing up or tipping it by hand. On a site that collects its waste in 1100 bins, it pairs with waste skips for general waste or tipper skips where the waste itself is moved on by forklift.
Fork mounted wheelie bin lifter
The fork mounted wheelie bin lifter does the same job for two-wheeled bins from 90 to 240 litres, lifting, moving and emptying them by forklift on sites that empty many bins each day.
Wheelie bin stacker
The wheelie bin stacker moves nested bins in bulk, taking up to two stacks of 120 or 240 litre bins or a single 1100 litre bin. Depots issuing new bins and sites moving empty bins between stores use it to replace repeated trips by hand.
Bin shelters
The galvanised steel bin shelter keeps wheelie bins out of wind and rain and stops tampering. It is modular, so a run starts with a single bay and grows with extension bays as more bins are added.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are HERMEQ wheelie bins made in the UK?
Yes. HERMEQ wheelie bins, including the galvanised metal 1100 litre bin, are manufactured in the UK, and HERMEQ processes its steel in-house. The bins are held in permanent UK stock and delivered nationwide.
What is the difference between a domestic and a commercial wheelie bin?
Domestic wheelie bins are two-wheeled bins, usually 120 or 240 litres, put out for kerbside collection from a single household. Commercial wheelie bins cover the same sizes plus four-wheeled 660 and 1100 litre bins for trade collections, and they take heavier, more frequent use. A 240 litre bin from the range suits either setting.
Do plastic wheelie bins cope with frost and summer heat?
The HDPE bins in the range are rated for use from minus 30 to plus 80 degrees Celsius, so they stay in service outdoors all year. The plastic is UV-resistant, which protects it from fading and cracking in strong sun.
Can 240 litre wheelie bins be nested for storage?
Yes. The 240 litre bin is designed to nest, so empty bins stack inside one another. This cuts the floor space needed to store spare bins and the space they take up in transport.
What does transponder-ready mean on a wheelie bin?
A transponder-ready bin has a body prepared to take an RFID tag. Once tagged, each bin is identified by the collection vehicle when it is lifted, so collections are logged bin by bin and lost or misplaced bins are easier to trace. Most of the plastic bins in the range are prepared for transponders.