How to use your black bin

Bin collection times

An alternate weekly collection for the black bin is operated in Rotherham. Please put your bin out at correct location on your designated collection day by 7:00am. Return your bin as soon as possible following collection. Do not leave your bin out any longer than it needs to be!

Tip on using your black bin

Please follow the advice below when using your black bin:

• Do not overfill your bin or make it too heavy. Excess household waste can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.
• Make sure you can fully close the lid of the bin,this will help prevent insect getting in your bin. Also if your bin is over filled the emptying process can damage both your bin and the lifting equipment.
• Food waste that is placed in your black bin should be wrapped and sealed in a bag to minimise any smells that could attract flies.
• If you are placing bags in your black bin you should squeeze all air out of the bag. This will help to create more space in your bin.
• Try not to compact the contents of the bin too much as this makes it difficult for our collection vehicles to remove all the contents, also this could damage your bin. We recommend that you don't stand on top of your bin to try and get more waste in, this could split the sides of the bin and you could injure yourself.

Side waste

This is any rubbish that will not fit into the wheeled bins provided to you by the Council. To encourage residents to  correctly separate their waste for recycling we will not collect any excess waste created. Additional household waste can be taken to your local Household Waste Recycling Centre.

Assisted collections

The Council offers an assisted collection for all your kerbside collections to homes where, due to infirmity caused by illness or old age, and where there are no other persons able to place their container to the kerbside or their collection point for emptying. To apply for this service contact us for an application form.

My bin is damaged or split

Periodically wheeled bins may split or the bin lid may get damaged. If this has happened to one of your bins, contact us and report the damage. A replacement bin will be delivered as soon as it can be arranged or where possible we will repair the bin on site.

Collection on bank holidays

Collection remain unchanged throughout bank holidays except for Christmas and New Year.