Current News and Campaigns

CURRENT NEWS AND CAMPAIGNS

Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority actively promotes its work in local, national and trade media. This part of our site gives you information on our most recent media releases and communications campaigns.


Residents being encouraged to ‘choose to reuse’ this Christmas

Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority has launched a Christmas campaign advising residents to ‘choose to reuse’, in a bid to tackle climate change. Along with reuse tips, the campaign – which is being driven through the Authority’s Zero Waste LCR branch – offers other sustainable guidelines, which can help people to save money while protecting – Continue Reading

The Choose to Reuse campaign was launched at the Recycling Discovery Centre's Christmas Market.

The Baltic Triangle swap shop saving textiles from trash

An environmental project in the Baltic Triangle area of Liverpool has been helping to rescue and reuse unwanted clothes and textiles. The Baltic Triangle Area C.I.C. used funding from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund to run the Baltic Swap Shop project, with the aim of stopping clothes and textiles from – Continue Reading

Recycling Centres switch to winter hours

Local Recycling Centres are set to switch to their shorter winter opening hours. From Sunday 1st October the Centres will be open from 8.00am until 5.00pm* – changing from the summer hours of 8.00am to 8.00pm. There are 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the Liverpool City Region. They are operated by Veolia on – Continue Reading

Winter recycling

Upholstered Domestic Seating

From 1st August 2023, if you’re bringing seating with upholstery to a Household Waste Recycling Centre then site staff will direct you to the Upholstered Domestic Seating Container. WHAT? Changes in regulation mean we have to separate items classed as Upholstered Domestic Seating that are brought to a Recycling Centre. These items contain ‘POPs’ (Persistent – Continue Reading

West Kirby Recycling Centre reduced opening hours

West Kirby Recycling Centre will be open with reduced opening hours of 11am – 3pm for the duration of The Open golf championship from Sunday 16th to Sunday 23rd July. Normal opening hours will resume from Monday 24th July. To avoid possible disruption please use Bidston, Clatterbridge or South Sefton Recycling Centres. END

Mersey residents urged to stop putting batteries in bins

Local residents are being urged to stop putting batteries in their bins, as they can cause fires and pollute the environment. Batteries can contain hazardous materials, such as mercury, lead and cadmium which, if they are not disposed of correctly, can cause fires in waste collection vehicles, household bins and at Recycling Centres. Material Focus – Continue Reading

Mersey community groups secure £165,000 funding to help reduce waste

Thirteen community groups have been awarded a share of £165,000 to help the Liverpool City Region reduce, reuse and recycle more. The money has come from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia Community Fund 2023/24 which helps to support local waste prevention, reuse and recycling initiatives. Earlier this year the organisations had – Continue Reading

Merseyside charity on a mission to rescue, reuse and recycle unwanted items

A Sefton charity has spent the last year recruiting an army of volunteers to deliver workshops in clothes, furniture and plastics reuse to help stop materials from going to waste. Fix Up, Look Sharp is the creation of Crosby-based Mencap Liverpool & Sefton, which last year was awarded £7990 by the Merseyside Recycling and Waste – Continue Reading

Essential groundwork repairs are taking place at Clatterbridge Recycling Centre from Thursday 18th – Friday19th May.

Please follow the traffic signs, we aim to keep disruption to a minimum but during the works there maybe queuing at busier times. To avoid possible disruption please use Bidston or West Kirby Recycling Centre or consider visiting during offpeak times before 10:00am and after 6:00pm. www.merseyside-and-halton.veolia.co.uk/HWRCS

Essential groundwork repairs are taking place at Clatterbridge Recycling Centre

Essential groundwork repairs are taking place at Clatterbridge Recycling Centre from Tuesday 9th – Friday 12th May. Please follow the traffic signs, we aim to keep disruption to a minimum but during the works there may be queuing at busier times. To avoid possible disruption please use Bidston or West Kirby Recycling Centre or consider – Continue Reading

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