Blooming marvellous total for Sheffield charity thanks to generous residents

Generous, green-fingered Sheffielders have raised £23,700 for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund.

Veolia in partnership with Sheffield City Council temporarily suspended garden waste collections at the end of 2020 to ensure that the essential black bin and recycling collections could continue throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Green waste service customers were offered the chance to claim a refund for the equivalent value of the non-collections, or they could choose to donate it to charity. 

Over 4,200 big hearted Sheffielders donated their refund raising a total of £23,700, for the Lord Mayors Charity Fund which provides support to local charities each year. This year the chosen charities are: Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Weston Park Cancer Charity and Sheffield Sea Cadets.

Garden waste customers raise £23,700 for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund.

Steve Newman, General Manager for Veolia Sheffield, said:

“We were delighted and overwhelmed by the generous response. Such a large total has been raised for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Fund, which supports some fantastic charities in the city. I’d like to thank all of those who contributed and helped support this amazing cause.”

Councillor Tony Downing, The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, said:

“I am humbled by this very generous donation from the people of Sheffield.  As we all know charities have been hit particularly hard during the pandemic and this wonderful donation will be gratefully received by my chosen charities.  Thank you so much to all of you that chose to donate.”

 Sheffield’s garden waste collection service is provided by Veolia in partnership with Sheffield City Council. The 2021 service is now underway, and for more information including how to sign up for the fortnightly collection service, visit: www.sheffield.gov.uk/waste  

For up-to-date information and service alerts about your recycling and waste collections, you can visit www.sheffield.gov.uk/waste or follow @Recycle4Shef on Twitter.