Bin strikes set to affect people living in Sheffield
Veolia are due to begin strike action today
From Monday 29th July to Friday 2nd 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.
Everyone is advised to put their black, blue, and brown bins out before 7am on their scheduled collection day and leave them out until they have been emptied. Crews are set to work additional hours, including over the weekend to empty bins as soon as they can.
All green bin (garden waste) collections have been suspended between 29 July - 11 August to prioritise the collection of all other waste and recycling bins. To compensate, there will be an extra garden waste bin collection added to the end of the service in November.
All Household Waste Recycling Centres are unaffected and open as usual. Find information about your local centre at www.sheffield.veolia.co.uk/HWRC
Councillor Joe Otten, Chair of Waste and Street Scene Policy Committee at Sheffield City Council, said: “We wish to reassure residents that we are doing all we can, alongside Veolia, to reduce the impact on bin collections.
“We’ve advising everyone to put their bin out as usual and we know that not everyone is in the city is able to access information online, so please help us share updated and keep your friends, family and neighbours informed wherever possible to ensure everyone’s bin is collected.”
Clinical waste collections will not be affected.