From Tuesday 20th August some bin collections in Sheffield will be affected by a Veolia refuse collectors strike.
Veolia and the Council’s waste management team are working together to make sure there is as little disruption as possible.
An end date for the industrial action has not yet been confirmed. An update will be provided as soon as a date is agreed. Regular updates will be provided on the Veolia Service Alerts webpage.
What to do with your waste
- Black, blue and brown bins - Put out before 7am on their scheduled collection day. Black bins will be collected as a priority. Leave the bin out until it has been emptied.
- Green garden waste bin - All collections have been suspended between 19-25 August to prioritise collection of all other waste and recycling bins. Alternative arrangements are being reviewed and residents will be contacted in due course. Garden waste sign-ups are also temporarily suspended.
- Clinical waste collections - not affected.
- Bulky waste collections and bin deliveries - Will be delayed until further notice. No new bookings can be made during this time. Where new properties have not yet received bins, sacks will be collected until their bin is delivered.
- Bring sites - Will be closed during strike action. Waste and recycling should not be left at the sites and excess recycling can be taken to the Household Waste and Recycling Centres across Sheffield as normal. Any waste left at bring sites will be treated as fly-tipping. CCTV is in operation and anyone caught fly-tipping will receive a £400 fine.
- Household Waste Recycling Centres - All sites across the city will be open as normal and full list of sites is on the Veolia website.
Crews are working additional hours, including over the weekend, to empty bins as soon as they can.
For up-to-date information and service alerts about recycling and waste collections, visit the Veolia Service Alerts webpage or follow @Recycle4Shef on X.
Councillor Joe Otten, Chair of Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee, said:
“We wish to reassure residents that we are doing all we can, alongside Veolia, to limit disruption to bin collections and have put a range of measures in place to ensure you are not heavily impacted.
“We are asking residents to put their bin out before 7am on their usual collection day and leave it out until it is collected. We will arrive to empty it as soon as possible.
“Please make sure you keep your friends, family and neighbours who may not be able to access updates online informed of any changes and help us to ensure we can collect everyone’s bins as soon as possible.”
