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New Recycling Centre proposals to go on show - 22 Feb 2010

Proposals to create a new £1.9 Million Household Waste Recycling Centre in Huyton, Knowsley, will be unveiled to the public next month.

Kirkby Recycling Centre Green Light - 28 Jan 2010

Waste chiefs at Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority are to develop a new £1.5m Household Waste Recycling Centre at the northern end of Knowsley Industrial Park after winning approval from planners.

Recycling Centres operational - 14 Jan 2010

Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) would like to inform residents that the region's Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) are open and operational despite the severe weather.

Don't feed food to landfill - 11 Jan 2010

New research from Defra shows that 78% of people support having a separate food waste collection to enable recycling of food, and two thirds of households said they used their separate food waste collection.

Wirral School Environment Awards - 4 Jan 2010

Application forms are now available for the Wirral School Environment Awards 2010.

Christmas recycling arrangements - 17 Dec 2009

Find out the arrangements for disposing of your waste and recycling over Christmas and New Year.

Merseyside goes electric - 10 Dec 2009

Merseyside waste officers are backing Recycle Now’s national campaign to get more people across the region to recycle their broken or unwanted electrical equipment in the run up to Christmas.

Love Food Hate Waste Roadshow Date

The Love Food Hate Waste roadshow will be at the Liverpool Christmas Market.

Worms Go To School - 1 Dec 2009

Schemes to recycle TVs and cut food waste in schools by introducing wormeries are among a host of projects awarded community funding by Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority.

Grace over for Wirral van drivers - 28 Oct 2009

A one month grace period for van drivers turning up at Wirral Household Waste Recycling Centres ends on Sunday November 1st.

Teenage Stars At Waste Premier - 25 Nov 2009

Teenage actors were star guests when waste chiefs premiered a unique DVD promoting recycling to young people.

Liverpool Food Waste Roadshow - 21 October 2009

A new Love Food Hate Waste campaign roadshow date has been added next month.

More Blue Bag collection points - 15 October 2009

St Helens Council's Recycling Team has arranged new blue bag collection points.

All the fun of the 'green' fayre - 15 October 2009

Hope Street (Liverpool) will be going green on Sunday 18 October when it plays host to a special Year of the Environment themed fayre.

Halton Recycling Figures Up - 15 October 2009

New figures released show Halton households have increased the amount of waste they recycle in the past year.

Green Star Recycling - 14 October 2009

Schools in Sefton are battling it out to be recycling champions.

Love Food Hate Waste dates - 13 October 2009

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign will be making appearances at various events over the next few weeks.

Got a van? Get a Permit! - 27 Aug 2009

Merseyside waste officers are cracking down on the illegal disposing of trade waste as Wirral Recycling Centres become the first on Merseyside to introduce a permit scheme.

Merseyside Recycling Figures Up - 7 October 2009

Latest figures reveal that Merseyside has increased its recycling by almost 30% in ten years.

D-Day for Wirral van drivers - 24 Sept 2009

Van drivers turning up at Wirral Household Waste Recycling Centres from next Thursday (October 1st) could be turned back unless they produce a pioneering new permit.

Grants on offer for green projects - 17 August 2009

Local recycling groups are being encouraged to bid for grant funding under a scheme launched by waste officers.

Recycling Centres switch hours - 23 Sept 2009

Merseyside’s Recycling Centres are set to switch to shorter winter opening hours.

Love Food Hate Waste Roadshows - 17 August 2009

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign will be making appearances at various events over the next few weeks.

A rewarding way to recycle - 14 August 2009

Halton Council is to become the first authority in the north of England and only the second in the country to launch a voluntary scheme for rewarding residents who recycle.

New recycling contract underway - 19 May 2009

Recycling on Merseyside enters a new era on June 1st when Veolia Environmental Services officially takes over the region’s £640 million Waste Management and Recycling Contract.

Recycling boost unveiled in Kirkby - 18 June 2009

Proposals to create a new £1.5m Household Waste Recycling Centre in Kirkby will be unveiled to local residents and businesses this week.

Top TV chef calls on us to compost - 1 May 2009

Millions of tonnes of household waste could be saved from landfill each year if we all made the most of our compost, according to the Recycle Now campaign.

Bidston Works Complete - 29 April 2009

Construction work at one of Merseyside’s busiest Recycling Centres is complete.

Knowsley turns up heat - 15 May 2009

Knowsley Council is intensifying its efforts to go green and protect the planet.

Love Food, Hate Waste - 14 May 2009

An innovative waste prevention campaign, Love Food Hate Waste, is being launched across Merseyside and Halton to reduce the massive amount of food we throw away.

Make a difference in Recycle Week - 22 June 2009

Recycle Week runs from Monday 22 – Sunday 28 June 2009: this year the Recycle Now campaign is encouraging us all to think about the many, easy ways we can waste less and make more of the resources we have.

Food recycling service in Knowsley - 6 May 2009

Knowsley residents are being offered the chance to sign up for a new food waste collection recycling service.