Book on to a tour of Sheffield's Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) control room!

This booking will grant you access to a tour of the ERF’s control room, where you will discover where your general waste is taken and what happens to it when it arrives at the facility.

As part of this booking you will be required to pick a time slot for your ERF tour. You must arrive at the ERF for your tour at the start of your booking. If you do not arrive by this time the tour will depart without you and you will lose your place.

This booking also grants you access to the Wonder Day stalls at Veolia’s Lumley Street Depot, which you can visit before or after your scheduled tour time. Please be aware the departure point of the tour is from the ERF car park.

At the Lumley Street Depot event, you should expect to:

Chat to the South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Team about the potential dangers of putting batteries in the wrong bins

Learn more about Sheffield’s ERF and what can be recycled in the city

Learn how to reuse and repair clothing with Sheffield Clothing Repair +

Use scrap material to get crafty with Scrap Dragon

Play some tunes on our Junk Orchestra

Take photos with our bin wagons and chat to our crews

The minimum age for the ERF tour is 12 years old. Anyone under 16 years old need to be accompanied by an adult. All activities at the Lumley Street Depot are suitable for all ages.

For more information about the tour and open day event, please visit www.sheffield.veolia.co.uk/wonderday

Description supplied by the event organiser.