A local cleaning company has reported a sharp rise in enquiries following the council's new 123+ waste disposal schedule and recent hot weather.

Bear Cleaning has cleaned bins in Warwick district and parts of Coventry since 2017 and as part of its expansion, the family-run business now collects waste.

With general waste collections now just every three weeks in south Warwickshire and the recent spell of unprecedented high temperatures, the company said bins have been the perfect environment for maggots, bacteria and foul smells.

Kate Hunter, managing director of Bear Cleaning, explained: "We continue to offer our bin cleaning service. However, we've been overwhelmed with interest in our new waste collection service.

"It's no surprise. As a family of five (six including the dog), we recycle everything, and our refuse bin is full at the end of two weeks.

"The three-weekly waste collection doesn't work for us, and we're not alone." 

Bear Cleaning's professional waste disposal truck was purchased earlier this year.

Bear Cleaning now runs private waste collections in the area (image supplied)

The rubbish is taken to a waste management facility in Coventry, where it is processed through an incinerator and converted for energy - nothing goes to landfill.

The 3.5-tonne vehicle was paid for with nearly £60,000 (£41,500 loan and £16,600 grant) in funding from CWLEP, CWRT, Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council.

At the time, Alexander Vill of CWRT said: "Bear Cleaning's submission was one of the most comprehensive they have ever received for the Duplex Investment Fund."

Kate Hunter added: "The need for extra waste collections isn't a summer thing.

"We expect people to sign up for our waste collections throughout the year as they realise taking extra bin bags to the tip isn't how they want to spend their weekends. Dare I even mention the inevitable rubbish we all have over Christmas?"

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