Has anyone else noticed how unreliable the blue bin collection is becoming?

In the last three collections they have only turned up on the day they said once. On one occasion they arrived a day late and now they haven’t arrived at all.

How much of my council tax should I with hold for this shoddy service :D

Sorry cant agree with you there. They always turn up for all three bins when stated on the council website.

You should call them on 273 4567 (option 1) to get them to collect after missing you.

If you fail to be satisfied, email a complaint to sheffieldenquiries@veolia.co.uk
and make sure you also send copies to one of your local Councillors and john.mothersole@sheffield.gov.uk

Mine has always been emptied on the day it's meant to be.

We've never had any problems either.. :)

Never had any problems all the years I was in Crookes; nor any since I moved to the new house 2 months ago.

It's been totally unreliable here and I think you'll find there was at least one other thread about precisely this topic. I get the feeling that it's a lip service service only.

I've never had a problem.

No problems here either.

No problems so far here , hope i aint just put a curse on my blue bin collection !!!

I read in the national paper Sheffield was in the bottom 10 for recycling:rolleyes:

I read in the national paper Sheffield was in the bottom 10 for recycling:rolleyes:

Not in the bottom 10 according to this;

http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/localauth/league/2006ranked.jsp

And I can just imagine the outcry from half the forum if they had to do any more sorting of the rubbish than they have to do already.

if you had an old bike , which had previously been recycled & u recycled that ....... would you be re-recycling a recycled cycle ????:suspect:

Not in the bottom 10 according to this;

http://www.letsrecycle.com/info/localauth/league/2006ranked.jsp

And I can just imagine the outcry from half the forum if they had to do any more sorting of the rubbish than they have to do already.

I have to disagree. If it means not having to trail to glass banks.

Mine was emptied this morning with no problems.

someone pinched my blue bin a nice clean one with my house number on a left me a real scabby one! must have took em ages to clean that house number off as i,ve checked up and down the road, best thing is when you ring the council they say if someone nicks ya bin its normally to commit a burgary!! nice
but mine does get emptyied knew i,d make it to the point eventully!!

The bin service is absolutely rubbish in my experience.

Unreliable, unpleasant, and their complaints service is just as pointless.

I wish I were one of the lucky people who get good service. :(

Ours was a day late time before last otherwise a good service.

My bin wasn't emptied this week.

And my sticker which shows me the collection dates was ripped off the bin.

I don't know if that was kids or if it means my blue bin isn't going to be collected anymore.

But if it is going to be collected I don't know the dates now.

My bin wasn't emptied this week.

And my sticker which shows me the collection dates was ripped off the bin.

I don't know if that was kids or if it means my blue bin isn't going to be collected anymore.

But if it is going to be collected I don't know the dates now.

http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/sheffield/pages/wastecolpostcode.asp

(second hit for "blue bin collection date sheffield" on Google)

My collection date sticker was removed sometime last year too, so I looked at all my neighbours' blue bins and none of them had a sticker either! I used my diary to mark every 4th Friday (a week later at Christmas) which worked well until February. Since Feb I've put my bin out on Fridays but it hasn't been collected until one or two working days later - this was a problem when it was very windy as I got the contents of everyone's bins blowing around outside my house. :mad:

http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/sheffield/pages/wastecolpostcode.asp

(second hit for "blue bin collection date sheffield" on Google)


.... and if that is too difficult, a simple phone call to 273 4567 will get you a new sticker!

http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/sheffield/pages/wastecolpostcode.asp

(second hit for "blue bin collection date sheffield" on Google)

Hmm,

Black Bin weekly call helpline
Blue Bin every 4 weeks call helpline

Hardly helpful.

update to my post, ours was collected 2 days late this time, most people had put their bins away by then, so maybe this is the policy to try and collect less.

Has anyone else noticed how unreliable the blue bin collection is becoming?

In the last three collections they have only turned up on the day they said once. On one occasion they arrived a day late and now they haven’t arrived at all.

How much of my council tax should I with hold for this shoddy service :D

Write to the new Leader of the Council as recycling is one of their priorities.

Why have only some areas of Sheffield got green bins - anyone know ?

Mine is always collected a day late.

Why have only some areas of Sheffield got green bins - anyone know ?


http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sys_upl/templates/PT_AZServices/PT_AZServices_details.asp?ServiceID=327&pgid=4191&tid=152

Hmm,

Black Bin weekly call helpline
Blue Bin every 4 weeks call helpline

Hardly helpful.

update to my post, ours was collected 2 days late this time, most people had put their bins away by then, so maybe this is the policy to try and collect less.

My suggestion is that you get a fire pit and use the content of your blue bin as fuel.

And my sticker which shows me the collection dates was ripped off the bin.



Mine disappeared a few weeks ago - just noticed it has been replaced, and I didn't even have to ask.

Hmm,

Black Bin weekly call helpline
Blue Bin every 4 weeks call helpline

Hardly helpful.

Hmm. For my home postcode it was more helpful, offering a download link for a PDF of the bin sticker, but I've just tried my work postcode instead and all it gives me is "call helpline".

never had a problem with any collection always collect when said

Hmm. For my home postcode it was more helpful, offering a download link for a PDF of the bin sticker, but I've just tried my work postcode instead and all it gives me is "call helpline".

Perhaps because it's different for commercial premises?