Garbage Guru

Four days in the life of The Garbage Guru…
Day 1
Today I rescued a German Overstrung Piano from a Skip at J & B skip hire in Northwich (see photo). Proving that skip scavenging can be a great way of finding something for Christmas!
Day 2
This morning I arranged a photo shoot with Polish skip chick (see photo). Hopefully The Skip will feature her in one of their forthcoming editions. Oooh – it’s a tough life!
Then at 10 pm I got called out to deal with incident at a recycling plant in Liverpool. A Slovakian Recycling Operative had caused an accident with a 15 Tonne Volvo Loading Shovel causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. This just goes to show how vital it is that all recycling plants maintain a training matrix which cross references the machines on site with the machine operatives. It could cost you thousands otherwise.
Day 3
Fireworks started going off in an FEL Wagon at Gaskells Recycling Centre in Liverpool whilst I was training a new Operations Manager for COTF. Remember – training with proper certification will reduce insurance premiums.
Day 4
Spent the day COTC Training for Wigan Council.
Employers – remember to feed your pickers – it’s the perfect weather for porridge – it won’t slow them down and it’ll make them eager to work harder! Remember our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks!
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