NAME OF COMPANY: BIN IT SERVICES LTD
TYPE OF ENTITY: REFUSE COLLECTION
POSTAL ADDRESS: P.O.BOX 5837 KAMPALA, UGANDA
PHYSICAL ADDRESS: PLOT 62 KANJOKYA
STREET
KAMWOKYA, KAMPALA
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: 041-530532, 077-448973, 077-400049
LEGAL STATUS:
PRIVATE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY
OWNERSHIP: 100% BY LOCAL INVESTORS
HISTORY:-
Bin It Services Ltd was founded in 1992 by a group of Ugandan investors and its operations cover the whole of Kampala city. The aim of the company is to provide private refuse collection services to Ugandans; initially starting with the people of Kampala city; to a level of international standard. The different partners in the company are well versed in both the population and infrastructual-design of the urban centers of Uganda. Therefore, the company has an experience that is unmatched in the field of refuse collection here in Uganda.
MANAGEMENT:-
The Managing Director and the General Manager who refer directly to the board of directors perform the daily management of Bin-It Services. In a growing company, communication is the keyword to success; the management of Bin –It Services is flowing and the decisions at board level can be made within hours. Business is not slowed down by an old-fashioned decision making process and flexibility is felt every day.
While for the daily and normal
operations, there is Administration and Finance Manager who handles the
smooth running of finance and administration . Public relations are handled
by a team of client Relations Officers and Marketing Executives who are
trained to handle customer-care and after sales services . Once you decide
to become a client, the sales and marketing teams provide you with the
contract form which you sign and one copy is put into your accounts file
and one retain by you. An invoice requesting payment is sent to you at
leats two weeks before the next payment due because your payment is requested
in advance . A receipt is issued to aknowledge your payment.
PRODUCT
RANGE:-
As people are different , so are their demands for refuse collection, they have therefore chosen product range that fits together with the demand s for the people of kmapala. Services are designed for domestic homes, commercial and industrial premises and to the climate of Uganda, which dictates harsh weather conditions.
The range includes :-
| Category:- | Explanation:- | |
| 01 | GOLD | Collection is done three times a week |
| 02 | SILVER | Collection is done two times a week |
| 03 | BRONZE | Collection is done once a week |
| 04 | OTHERS | Collection is done according to a mode agreed upon and this is applicable for big organizations and institutions whose garbage generation are higher than the numbers of bags provided in the other three categories above. |
PRICINGS:-
Pricing is fair competitive compared to the services rendered which includes clean waste handling using plastic bags and transporting away from the city center. You may pay for periods from one month, three months, six months, or twelve months (one year0.
MODE OF OPERATIONS:-
The garbage is put into big-liners (polythene bags)and then put outside the gate of the residence for easy collection by our field men . Collection is done daily between 7:00am and 4:00pm . The day of collection depends on the category and category selected . For big organizations like restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and schools. Special arrangement is made and collection can be done from onside the gate or premises.
Upon collection from the
premises of clients, the garbage is transported aboard trucks to the kampala
City Council gazetted and owned dumping site at Mpererwe Land fill;
About 14 Km Northeast of
Kampala city. At this point , the garbage is burnt for those that are in
paper form while excavators of the kampala City council seal the rest.
The security at the dumping site is very tight that no unauthorized person is allowed entry into the dumping site with the aim of scavenging of the garbage. Therefore, the garbage that is put onto trucks from the client’s premise , are never seen on the stereets or in use by an other person say, for wrapping in the market place or otherwie. This is quite different and better compared to the private individuals and unregistered companies who collect garbage frm the unsuspecting public and dump in KCC’s Skips or roadsides usually under the cover of darkness.
Field staffs that are involved with the direct collection of the garbage , wear thick material “over-ralls ,” gumboots for the feet, helmets and gloves to protect their heads and hands respectively. The field men are provided with the company’s identity cards and the uniforms carry company logo. While they are under orders not to enter clients’ premises, special arrangement are usually made for cases where the garbage is more than the number of bags provided as stated in 04) above.This is for large firms like hotels , schools , institutions of learning and parastatals. This shows more awareness to people who don’t know Bin-It Services.
By December 1999, the total estimate of waste generated in Kampalla was 1,000 tonnes of which only 30% is transported to the dumping site and of this, Bin-It Services collects 11% , Kampala City Council collects 17% while the remaining 25 is collected by other private companies.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN:-
For future plan and development, Bin-It Services plans to introduce the usage of incinerators for paper –related wastes and recycling facilities for ecomposing waste into fertilizers. Glass materials and chemical waste will be taken to the appropriate firms. Plans are also underway to import new modern collection trucks and to expand to other towns like Jinja, Entebbe, Masaka and Mbale.
Most people in the suburbs
of Kampla City are currently being rendered the services and they are quite
satisfied with the quality services that are offered . Also clientele list
is growing day by day . Inlight of the current prvatisation process by
Kampala City Council (private companies or individuals have been called
upon to participate fully) . Bin-It services intends to bid and be offered
the trnder for refuse collection in the city. It also intends to operate
other towns and districts of Uganda. With our experience and dedication
, we feel confident in providing reliable, convenient and efficient services
to residences and institutions to the people of Kampala and Uganda at large.
