News & Events
18 July 2024
Journey of Recycling campaign launches
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority have today launched a new campaign which provides a unique and informative view of the journey of recycling across Liverpool City Region. Through a newly created series of videos, residents from Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral can learn more about where their recycling goes once collected from kerbside, […]
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29 September 2023
Recycling Centres switch to shorter 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 […]
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28 July 2023
Upholstered Domestic Seating
From 1st August, 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 Organic […]
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31 January 2022
Achieving Zero Waste in the LCR
A resource has launched this week that will provide residents across the Liverpool City Region with help, advice and opportunities to start their zero waste journey in their homes and communities. Zero Waste LCR is a new brand featuring a website and supporting social media channels. We are working to achieve zero waste by 2040 […]
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20 September 2021
Recycle Week 2021
Recycle Week 2021: This year ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against Climate Change! Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) is proud to ‘Step It Up’ this Recycle Week in the biggest and best Recycle Week ever. Recycle Now and MRWA are asking residents to ‘Step It Up’ in the fight against climate change and […]
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2 May 2021
Compost Awareness Week 2021
We all know the importance of recycling materials such as plastic bottles, cardboard and paper- but what about our organic waste? That’s where composting come in! Composting copies the process which occurs in nature to breakdown and convert organic waste (i.e. garden waste, vegetable scraps, etc.) into a nutrient rich mixture that’s a positive addition […]
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1 May 2020
Merseyside Household Waste Recycling Centres REOPEN – Coronavirus update
Carl Beer, Chief Executive, Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) I am pleased to say that across the City Region, 13 out of 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres will be open at 8.00 am on the morning of Monday 4th May 2020. Residents will be able to access 11 Merseyside sites plus both sites in […]
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