A recycling revolution is changing the way that households in Sheffield recycle. We are introducing a new service to make it easier to recycle glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles, cans, paper and card.

How will the new recycling service work?

• If you already have your own black and blue wheeled bins you will receive
  a new blue box for your paper and card
• Your existing blue wheeled bin will be used for glass bottles and jars,
  plastic bottles and cans
• Your new blue box and existing blue wheeled bin will be emptied together
  every 2 weeks
• A special collection vehicle with two compartments – one side for paper and card and the other for plastics, glass and tins - will take your recyclables to be sorted and sent on for recycling
• Our collection teams sometimes put the paper and card from your blue box into a larger black bin so that it can be transported easily to the recycling collection vehicle
• Your black wheeled bin will still be emptied every week
• Residents living in flats will also have a new recycling service specifically designed to be more practical for people living in flats. So watch this space and please keep recycling at your local bring bank site until your new service is introduced. 

When will the service start?

We will start distributing the blue boxes in March 2010. All households will have the new recycling service by the end of November 2010. See the diagram below to find out when the new recycling service will start in your area.

How can I find out more?

There are lots of ways to find out more about the new service:

• Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page
• Look out for more information through your door
• Look out for the launch pack we send out with the blue box – this should give you all the information you need to get going
• Look out for our community events happening near you.
  Click here to see our events calendar.
• Call our helpline on: 0114 273 4567
• Email us on: sheffieldenquiries@veolia.co.uk
• Read about how one family from Sheffield are looking forward to the new service here
• To receive updates about the new service and a recycling newsletter twice a year, you can sign-up to be a Recycling Champion.  All you need to do is email: sheffieldenquiries@veolia.co.uk with ‘Recycling Champion’ in the subject line, including your name and address with full postcode. 

Thank you for using your new recycling service!

Sheffield City Council and Veolia Environmental Services are delighted to announce that the first residents in Sheffield to receive the new recycling service are making it a huge success! 39,000 households across the north of Sheffield are using a new blue box to recycle their paper and card and their blue bins to recycle glass bottles and jars, plastic bottles and cans. Thanks to their efforts, a whopping 266 tonnes were collected in just the first two weeks. Click here to read more about it.