Rotherham Council and FCC Environment are urging residents of Rotherham to keep their kids, pets and themselves safe.
Each year in the UK, we make thousands of visits to the many Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) to be found up and down the country. Most of these trips are quick and easy, allowing us to recycle a wide range of materials.
But HWRCs are potentially hazardous. FCC, which operates some 100 HWRCs on behalf a number of local authorities like Rotherham Council, is keen to help residents stay safe on site by sharing advice and warning of some of the risks.
Sort before you visit
Pre-sorting your items at home can help you get in and out of your Recycling Centre quickly and efficiently.
Avoid slips, trips and falls: be aware of your footwear
In summer’s warmer weather, you may be sporting flip flops or sandals – but take care and make sure you are in suitable footwear when visiting your HWRC. You just don’t know what may have fallen on the ground where you’re walking, or who might drop something heavy, so sensible shoes are a must, and bare feet are definitely not allowed!
Follow the signs
Skips are clearly laid out and signed to help you find them easily. If you need a hand unloading an item from your vehicle, just ask a member of staff, who will be happy to help.
Keep kids and pets in vehicles
With cars, vans and trucks and bulky items being moved around, it is important that children of all ages (from toddlers to teens), as well as pets, stay in your vehicle for their own safety. Children are often keen to be green and help out at the HWRC – but sorting through your materials at home can help to keep them engaged with recycling, as well as safe.
Visit your local Household Waste and Recycling Centre:
- Greasbrough - Car Hill, S61 4QL
- Bramley - Lidget Lane, S65 4LY
- Rawmarsh - Warren Vale, S62 7SS
- North Anston - Magilla, Common Road, S25 4AH
You can check the wide range of items that can be recycled before attending site online.
Visit the Bins, rubbish and recycling webpage
All sites are open 7 days a week, 10am to 6.30pm. Please note: last entry is 15 minutes before closing.
Social distancing restrictions are still in place and so all sites have limited capacity. We therefore advise all residents to only visit sites if it is absolutely necessary.
When on site please be patient and respectful to both staff and other visitors. We reserve the right to refuse entry, or ask you to leave the site if you do not follow the site rules, the instructions of our staff or you are abusive.
If you have not entered the site 15 minutes before closing, you may be refused entry. This is to allow the site to be cleaned and sanitised.
The following restrictions also apply:
- Staff and visitors must abide by the 2 metre distance rule at all times.
- Staff and visitors must maintain social distancing at all times.
- Staff on site will not be able to help carry your waste.
- 5 x 25kg bags per 6 months for DIY waste such as rubble, wood and plasterboard.
In addition:
- Please make sure you wear appropriate footwear when visiting the sites (no flip flops, slippers or bare feet)
- Smoking (including e-cigarettes) is not permitted.
- There is no pedestrian access at any of our recycling centres.
- Traffic management police will be patrolling the site areas.
- CCTV is in operation and staff wear bodycams.
Site restrictions
To help keep the recycling centres safe and so that we can all recycle efficiently, a few restrictions remain in place at all sites.
Cars, people carriers (up to 8 seats) and 4x4s are accepted without a waste permit.
Small vans, 4x4 pick-ups, cars with small trailers, light commercial vehicles and mini buses (more than 8 seats) that are not sign-written or commercially owned require an authorised permit to access the sites. Vehicles over 1.83 metres (6 feet) will only be granted access to the Magilla and Car Hill sites.
There are also some restrictions on the amount of certain types of waste that can be recycled.
Details on restricted waste and how to request a permit for vehicles are available online.