Revamp for town's recycling services
Once the new lorries have collected the waste, they keep different materials separated so they can be taken onwards to be recycled.
Rotherham's recycling scheme generates about 14,000 tonnes of recyclable waste per year.
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Hide AdCoun Jahangir Akhtar of Rotherham Council said: "Rotherham householders can now expect their recycling containers to be collected by the same vehicle at the same time on each collection and so will experience a much improved service.
"Obviously there may be some changes to normal collection times, so householders are asked to have both containers – the blue box and the blue bag – out at the kerbside by 7am."