\n Andy Bailey has turned his bizarre hobby as a \u2018binfluencer\u2019 \u2013 photographing and rating local bins \u2013 into a 2026 charity calendar.\n<\/p>\n
\n The dad-of-two spent the last year scouring the streets of Congleton for his 12 favourite rubbish containers.\n<\/p>\n
\n Andy, aged 51, then compiled the dirty dozen into his Bins of Congleton calendar, which can now be bought for \u00a315.\n<\/p>\n
\n His obsession with waste disposal began in 2023, when he noticed the bins in his hometown were \u2018accidental works of art\u2019.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ansy said that the variety of styles and designs \u2018fascinated him\u2019, and he has now gone on to log more than 144 litter containers online.\n<\/p>\n
\n He released his first calendar last year and says he has done the same again due to popular demand.\n<\/p>\n
\n Andy Bailey has created a calendar featuring bins in his Cheshire hometown (Image: SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n Andy, who gives his favourite bins nicknames like Bincent Van Gough, Bindiana Jones, and Binny Ocean, said: “These ordinary-looking bins have become part of the fabric of the town.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There is more variety of bins in our town than in any other town. They stretch back decades, and some have special memories for people.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI think a lot of people like the idea of it, but not a lot of people want it on the wall.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI try to log a bin every week. I’m out there every week finding these bins. It keeps me fit, the number of miles I walk to catch these.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cMy wife has warmed to it. She is more understanding of it than she once was.\n<\/p>\n
\n “There would be a time when we would be out, and I would stop and start taking pictures of the bins. I suppose it keeps me out of mischief.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n This year, Andy is planning to use the funds raised to donate to Cheshire-based children’s mental health charity, Visyon.\n<\/p>\n
\n Andy Bailey has created a calendar featuring bins in his Cheshire hometown (Image: Andy Bailey \/ SWNS)\n<\/p>\n
\n The charity fundraiser added: \u201cIt started almost three years ago, in between Christmas and New Year.\n<\/p>\n
\n “My daughter noticed that the bins were all different while we were on a walk. We looked at all the bins and took a few photos.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThen, I posted them on a page, then I tried to get a photo each day of a different local bin.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cSome people appreciate it as it is a bit random. Some people, like myself, like bins. Others like accidental art, which is what it is.\n<\/p>\n
\n “These bins play an important role locally. They help to keep it clean.\u201d\n<\/p>\n