'I am a woman in a man's rubbish world'
Once the masks had been packed away and the crisis was over, she set about creating "The Firm"."I've been warned a couple of times that it's definitely a man's world and I shouldn't be involved," she said. "Just because I'm a woman, it doesn't mean that I can't do the job efficiently," she added. Do you have a story suggestion for Beds, Herts or Bucks?
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| Publication time | Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:09:47 GMT |
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'I am a woman in a man's rubbish world'Image source, Martin Heath/BBCImage caption, Sandra McCluskey said she is determined to stop waste going to landfill or being fly-tippedByMartin HeathBuckinghamshire political reporterPublishedJust nowThe owner of a waste collection company that distributes reusable items to deserving causes said she was "a woman in a man's world".Sandra McCluskey, who lives in Bedfordshire but operates in the Milton Keynes area, said she had been "warned" about getting involved in the industry but wanted to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill or left by the roadside.She first tried to make a waste clearance business work a few years ago, but the Covid pandemic made it difficult.
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