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First day of trading 25th October 2004
First junk collection We cleared a Clapham flat for two lovely older ladies. Our hoover blew black all over the carpet and our gloves were so new, they put white fluff all over our red sweaters. But our clients loved us and told all their friends.
Number of bookings in diary when closed for Christmas and New Year 2004 0
First office Upstairs in a tiny, leaky room with a broken heater in Wandsworth
Last time the boss spent a full day working on the trucks 15 March 2005 and yet he still thinks he knows what he's talking about!
Most interesting junk To-scale helicopter used by Oxfam to raise awareness of arms sales into Africa
Strangest recycling challenge 2.0 tonne cake used in the Skoda TV advert. We took it to some East End allotments to be used as compost
Most famous client That would be telling
Most demanding client See above
Joke most often cracked by passers-by "Do you take husbands too?"
Most collections in one day by a truck team Mareck and James K did 14 (although they must have got some help)
Employee with most bizarre CV credential World naked poker champion
Monthly number of collections Over 1,000
Question that stumps most clients "How come noone came up with this idea before you?"