People from all around Grenoside came to throw their unwanted items in a massive 20 yard Roro skip as part of a quarterly clean-up operation organised by members of Ecclesfield Parish Council. 

The parish has tried to hold these skip days four times a year since 2022, between 8am and 11am, across the six wards of Burncross, Chapeltown, Ecclesfield, High Green,Thorncliffe and Grenoside. 

Emma Collins, community coordinator at the council, said: “They are all about putting things back into the community. 

“They give people local places where they can get rid of their rubbish.” 

As well as the environmental benefits that these skip days bring – combating the issue of fly tipping and waste around parts of Sheffield – there are also health benefits to people as they can clear out their houses. 

Ms Collins said: “These events tick all the boxes, they’re free and easy, good for the environment and encourage cleaner homes and gardens.

“On an organisational front it’s a good forward-facing thing for us as the people that come along can see the parish out and about.”

Items such as bathtubs, old sofas and old garden furniture are among those that are thrown into the skip.

Some items which are considered ‘too good to skip’, such as bikes and children’s toy buggies are left beside the skip and are then reused.

The latest event was held on March 8. Once the skip is full, a registered skip company legally and responsibly disposes of the rubbish in it. 

Ms Collins said: “These events are driven by something the people want. It promotes people to throw away waste leading to a tidier parish.

“These projects are important for people and the environment as a whole.”