Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority
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.
Having celebrated a breakout year in 2025, Liverpool City Region will once again be taking part in Repair Week, from Monday 2nd – Sunday 8th March 2026. Liverpool City Region Repair Week 2026 – which is being driven through Zero Waste LCR, a behavioural change arm of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) – offers – Continue Reading
Girls and young women across Merseyside are taking action on food waste thanks to a project that is teaching practical skills in cooking, growing and composting – helping families save money while protecting the environment. Guiding Towards Food Waste Zero is a collaborative effort between Merseyside Girlguiding Association and cookery specialists Cook Clean and Green, funded by a £27,050 grant – Continue Reading
Community organisations across the Liverpool City Region are being invited to apply for a share of £165,000 to deliver projects that reduce waste and support a more sustainable future. The Zero Waste Community Fund 2026/27, managed by Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) in partnership with Veolia, will support community and voluntary groups, social enterprises – Continue Reading
A region-wide scheme is helping parents reduce household waste and save money by making the switch to reusable nappies and wipes. The Reusable Nappies & Wipes Project, led by Sustainable Starts CIC (formerly Liverpool Cloth Nappy Library), has used funding from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) to help support up to 30 families – Continue Reading
Local waste officials are calling on people to help prevent fires by recycling their broken festive lights, batteries and other FastTech gifts this Christmas. Authorities across the Liverpool City Region are working with Recycle Your Electricals to encourage residents to join the ‘Stop Battery Fires’ campaign, which sets out to encourage the recycling of batteries – Continue Reading
A community project in Speke has secured a £7,842 grant to help residents reduce food waste, learn vital cooking skills, and promote environmental sustainability. The “Mint Meals, Minus Waste” project, led by Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside, will be delivered in partnership with South Liverpool Homes and its food pantry, ‘The Market Place’. The supporting – Continue Reading
Community groups and organisations celebrated their respective shares of £55,100 awarded through the 2025 Kirkby Neighbourhood Community Fund to support projects that enhance local wellbeing, improve the environment and support the community. Representatives from each group recently came together at Tower Hill Community Hub in Kirkby to celebrate their success and share ideas. The hub, – Continue Reading
Local not-for-profit organisation Earth Moves has launched an innovative environmental project to transform four acres of land into a biodiverse and regenerative community space. The project will use a permaculture technique called hügelkultur to divert over four tonnes of local food waste, cardboard, and paper annually, turning it into nutrient-rich soil. Hügelkultur is a gardening – Continue Reading
Local Recycling Centres are set to switch to their shorter winter opening hours. From Wednesday 1st October the Centres will be open from 8.00am until 5.00pm* in Merseyside and from 8.00am until 6.00pm in Halton – changing from the summer hours of 8.00am to 8.00pm. There are 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the – Continue Reading
There may be disruption to the access at Otterspool Household Waste Recycling Centre on the 9th August 2025 due increased traffic visiting the No Art Festival being held in Otterspool Drive Park. The routes on Riverside Drive and Jericho Lane to access to the Centre will be busy with the additional Festival traffic but will – Continue Reading
