Rotherham sorts household waste by bin colour: pink lid for general waste and food waste together, green for paper and card, black for glass, cans and plastics, and brown for garden waste on a subscription. The council's pages describe each bin in detail but send you to its Bins App for the dates.
Last checked against 9 sources (www.rotherham.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk).
Bin · Varies by area, so check your address
Yes please
Not in this one
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Yes please
Not in this one
Source: www.rotherham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
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Yes please
Not in this one
Source: www.rotherham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
Bin · Varies by area, so check your address
Yes please
Not in this one
Source: www.rotherham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
Live bin day lookups for Rotherham are planned. Until then, Rotherham’s own page will show your collection day.
| Bin | Collected |
|---|---|
| Pink lid bin for general waste · General waste | Varies by area, so check your address |
| Brown bin for garden waste (subscription) · Garden waste | Varies by area, so check your address |
Rotherham has a transitional arrangement for weekly food waste. Rotherham is listed in the schedule to the Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 with a food waste collection date years away. Meanwhile the council's pages say food waste goes in the pink lid bin with general waste.
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
Garden waste is a paid-for service. The brown bin service runs all year round, with collections fortnightly for most of the year and dropping to monthly over the winter. Permits are valuable, so the council advises storing the bin securely.
Source: www.rotherham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
First search your street name in the council's missed bin directory. If it is listed the council already knows and will return, so leave the bin out if it is safe. Otherwise use the online missed bin report. The bin must be out before 7am, at the kerbside without blocking the pavement, not overflowing and with the lid shut. A missed household waste or recycling bin reported after the next working day is not collected until your next scheduled collection.
Source: www.rotherham.gov.uk (opens in a new tab), read
The black bin, with plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays, glass bottles and jars, tins, cans, foil and empty aerosols. The green paper and card bin does not accept drinks cartons or Tetra Pak.
In the pink lid bin with general waste. The council lists food waste among the items allowed in the pink lid bin, and a separate food waste collection has not started.
From 10am to 6:30pm between 1 April and 30 September, and from 10am to 4pm between 1 October and 31 March, seven days a week except 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
The council lists an open lid, side waste or extra bagged waste, a bin that was not out by 7am, the wrong material in a recycling bin, or the wrong bin being put out. Do not compact the contents of a bin.
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