We provide litter bins in public places and clean streets regularly to avoid a build-up of litter. Depending on the location, we have different schedules for cleaning litter, emptying litter bins and road sweeping. We also clean to remove fallen leaves in November and December.
Litter cleaning schedule
Daily cleaning
- Town centres
Cleaning every two weeks
- A61 Alhambra Roundabout to junction of Burton Road/Wakefield Road
- A628 Alhambra Roundabout to M1 Dodworth Roundabout
- A635 Alhambra Roundabout to Stairfoot Roundabout
Cleaning every three weeks
- A61 Alhambra Roundabout to Bank End Road, Worsbrough
- A628 Harborough Hill Road to Cundy Cross Roundabout
- A628 M1 Dodworth Roundabout to Hoylandswaine Roundabout
- A635 Harborough Hill Road to Barugh Green Roundabout
Cleaning every four weeks
- A61 Bank End Road, Worsbrough to M1 Birdwell Roundabout
- A61 Burton Road/Wakefield Road to the Wakefield boundary
- A628 Cundy Cross Roundabout to the Wakefield boundary
- A633 Stairfoot Roundabout to Wath Road, Wombwell
- A635 Stairfoot Roundabout to the Doncaster boundary
- A637 Barugh Green Roundabout to the Huddersfield boundary
- A628 Hoylandswaine Roundabout to Flouch Roundabout
- A629 A616 Stocksbridge bypass to Hoylandswaine Roundabout
- A6195 Engine Lane, Shafton to Wath Road, Wombwell
- A6195 Wath Road Wombwell to M1 Birdwell Roundabout
- B6100 Stairfoot Roundabout to Park Road, Worsbrough
- Hoylandswaine Roundabout to the Huddersfield boundary
Report a litter problem
You can report a build-up of general litter that needs clearing, or a problem with a litter bin, by filling in our online forms below. Please don't use these forms if you need to report dog fouling, fly-tipping, discarded needles, or a road spillage.
What happens next
After you've made a report we'll look into the problem and clean the area if we think it's needed. We can also arrange to send enforcement officers to problem areas, who can issue fixed penalty notices to people who drop litter.
Fines for littering
Dropping litter is a criminal offence. We can issue fixed penalty notice fines to people who drop litter on purpose. If you pay a fixed penalty notice fine you're admitting the offence, and can avoid being prosecuted. If you're fined and don't pay, you may be prosecuted through court. This can lead to a fine of up to £2500.
Children and young people who drop litter can take part in a supervised one-hour litter pick. We can fine anyone over the age of 11 and refer them to the youth court if the fine isn't paid.
Litter picks
Our ward alliances and area councils arrange litter picks in their areas. Check their social media pages for details of these, or find out how to volunteer as a litter picker.
If you've done an organised litter pick, you can ask us to collect the bags by filling in our online form. We aim to collect rubbish from litter picks within two working days.