Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority Home About Us Climate Action & Sustainability Latest News Governance & Finance Contact Us News Archive Home > Latest News > News Archive This section displays previous media releases issued by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority. NEWS: Notice of the Commencement of the Period for Exercise of Public Rights – MWDA Accounts 2020/21 Notice of the Commencement of the Period for Exercise of Public Rights MERSEYSIDE WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) Amendments Regulations 2021 Notice is hereby given under the above regulations that the unaudited – Continue Reading NEWS: Halton Play Council get £8,000 funding for Make Use & Lend project A Halton scheme to increase reuse and waste prevention is set to reach out to the local community after winning £8,000 funding. The Make Use and Lend project will be based at the charity Halton Play Council’s Resource Centre on Mersey Road, Runcorn and aims: • To increase the amounts of materials being re-used, repaired – Continue Reading NEWS: Wirral youth in the zone to reduce, reuse and recycle! A Wirral charity is using the enthusiasm and passion of young people to help stop perfectly good food from going to waste. Based at The Hive on Bright Street, Birkenhead, Wirral Youth Zone has been running the Waste Not Want Not project for almost a year after receiving funding from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste – Continue Reading NEWS: Mersey community groups secure £165,000 funding to help reduce waste Seventeen community groups have been awarded a share of £165,000 to help the Liverpool City Region reduce, re-use and recycle more. The money has come from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 21/22 which helps to support local waste prevention, re-use and recycling initiatives. The seventeen organisations had to bid for – Continue Reading NEWS: All change for Sefton Meadows, Formby and Rainhill Recycling Centres Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) are pleased to announce the lifting of some restrictions at Sefton Meadows, Formby and Rainhill Household Waste Recycling Centres. From Monday 17th May 2021, residents wishing to use cars at those sites will no longer need to book an appointment. This change will be kept under review over the – Continue Reading NEWS: Schools rise to the ten-tonne textiles reuse challenge A project aiming to cut the amount of clothes and textiles going to waste has recently celebrated a significant funding boost. Toxteth-based education organisation Liverpool World Centre has received £18,000 from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and Veolia Community Fund to run waste prevention project the Ten Tonne Challenge. The scheme – being – Continue Reading NEWS: Job Vacancy Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority wishes to recruit an Environmental Officer to undertake environmental monitoring at its waste management facilities. The role entails working outdoors as part of a small team, collecting data and samples, along with analysis and reporting. Applications are sought from suitably qualified candidates with a relevant environmental qualification or experience in the – Continue Reading NEWS: Alchemy helping to cut food waste in Liverpool City Region A project to help householders cut food waste, eat more healthily and save money is celebrating a funding boost. NEWS: Longer hours for Recycling Centres Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the Liverpool City Region will open for an extra three hours every day from Thursday 1st April. The Recycling Centres, which are provided by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) and operated by resource management company Veolia, will be switching to their summer opening hours until October, meaning most – Continue Reading NEWS: Deadline nearing for £165,000 Community Fund The deadline is looming for organisations who want a share of £165,000 to help make Liverpool City Region a cleaner and greener place. The funding has been made available for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource reuse and prevent carbon emissions. The projects will – Continue Reading NEWS: New Temporary traffic management measures at Clatterbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre From Friday 5th March temporary traffic management arrangements will be in place along Mount Road between the Clatterbridge Household Waste Recycling Centre entrance and the M5, J4 roundabout. Residents turning left into Mount Road should use the left hand (inside) lane only, to access the site and be aware that warning signage will be in – Continue Reading CAMPAIGN: Wasting food feeds climate change – Food Waste Action Week 2021 Wasting food feeds climate change – Food Waste Action Week 2021 FOOD WASTE ACTION WEEK 1st – 7th March 2021 Wasting food feeds climate change. Don’t believe us? Well, if we stopped throwing away the 710,000 tonnes of potato’s we waste nationally every year in our homes, it could stop 330,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – Continue Reading NEWS: Our sites are busy! Is your visit essential? All of our Recycling Centres are very busy at the moment. Queuing at sites maybe extensive All Centres currently close at 5.00pm – entry cannot be guaranteed if there are queues at that time We’re asking residents if their visit is essential ……. and if they could postpone making the journey for a few weeks. – Continue Reading NEWS: Launch of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 2021-22 A share of £165,000 is up for grabs to help community groups make the Liverpool City Region a cleaner and greener place. The funding has been made available for community and voluntary groups, schools and not-for-profit organisations, who can reduce household waste, encourage recycling and resource re-use and prevent carbon emissions. The projects will also – Continue Reading NEWS: Access at Clatterbridge Recycling Centre, Wirral UPDATE (08.02.21): Please note Wirral Council and Merseyside Police have informed us that they are now able to fully reopen Mount Road. The removal of traffic restrictions allows clear access to the Clatterbridge Recycling Centre for residents. Due to an incident and subsequent police investigation, access to Clatterbridge Household Waste and Recycling Centre has been – Continue Reading NEWS: Merseyside Recycling Centres are open Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority can confirm that in line with government advice it plans to keep all 14 of its Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) open and operational through the current national lockdown period (starting 5th January 2021). The Centres will operate at normal winter opening times 8.00am – 5.00pm*. There are booking systems – Continue Reading NEWS: Recycle Right this Christmas and New Year Householders in the Liverpool City Region are being asked to recycle as much as possible this Christmas and New Year – but to bear in mind any COVID-19 restrictions. Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority (MRWA) and its contractor Veolia are reminding local people that the region’s 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres are open most days, – Continue Reading NEWS: Merseyside Recycling Centres to remain open during lockdown period NEWS Date: 4th November 2020 Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority can confirm that it plans to keep all 14 of its Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) open and operational through the next national lockdown period starting on 5th November 2020. All of the Centres will operate in line with winter opening times 8.00am – 5.00pm.There – Continue Reading NEWS: Recycling Centres switch to shorter winter hours Merseyside’s Recycling Centres are set to switch to their shorter winter opening hours. From Thursday 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 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres in the region. They are operated by resource management company Veolia on – Continue Reading NEWS: BOOK A VAN HERE NEWS We are now allowing a limited number of vans and large trailers onto the Recycling Centres each day (with the exception of Rainhill). Visits are strictly via a pre-arranged booking only and anyone turning up without a pre-booked visit will be turned away. Residents wishing to make a booking can do so by BOOKING ONLINE – Continue Reading NEWS: RECYCLING CENTRES – FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Most of Merseyside’s Household Recycling Centres have reopened. To help you plan your visit we’ve put together a range of the most FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS below: Are any Recycling Centres closed? Our Rainhill Centre reopened on Monday 21st September. For Rainhill, Sefton Meadows and Formby residents will need to book a slot to access – Continue Reading NEWS: CHECK IF YOUR RECYCLING CENTRE IS OPEN We have decided to open with restrictions and subject to traffic management plans being in place for each site. MRWA along with its contractor Veolia will be implementing clear operating guidelines with respect to the necessity of visits, social distancing on site and queuing. Our priority at all times is the safety of residents and – Continue Reading COMMUNITY FUND: Community group in glean up and clean up mission A community group from Bootle has received a funding boost to help stop unused food from going to waste – by foraging and gleaning local farms and fields. Taking Root, a project of Stanley Road-based Regenerus, has received almost £8000 from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority Community Fund for The Big Community Glean Up – Continue Reading COMMUNITY FUND: It’s good to talk…about food waste A project to help householders in Liverpool save money and cut food waste is celebrating a funding boost. Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside has received £8,000 from the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) Community Fund to run the ‘Let’s Speke About Food’ scheme which will see cookery workshops delivered to raise awareness of and – Continue Reading WASTE CAN WAIT! Get composting and reduce green waste The government is advising as many of us as possible to stay home as much as we can in order to help key workers, relieve strain on the NHS and ultimately stop us getting sick. It’s a difficult time we’re living through, but we can all help each other as family, friends, neighbours and as – Continue Reading Mersey community groups secure £150,000 funding to help reduce waste Fifteen community groups have been awarded a share of £150,000 to help the Liverpool City Region reduce, re-use and recycle more. The money has come from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority and Veolia Community Fund 20/21 which was set up to help support waste prevention, re-use and recycling initiatives. The fifteen organisations had to – Continue Reading WASTE CAN WAIT! Making the most of your food These are challenging times we’re currently living through, especially when it comes to household food management. We don’t know if we’re buying too much or not enough. Can we use leftovers? What is the best way to stock a fridge? However, thinking positively we can use this as an opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with some – Continue Reading CAMPAIGN: Textiles – Keep them out of your bin! A new campaign has been launched to help stop thousands of tonnes of clothes and textiles going to waste. Recycle Right – an initiative led by Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) to boost recycling – is targeting these materials as research shows that around 18,000 tonnes of textiles goes into people’s bins each year – Continue Reading Waste Authority looks to take action on climate change Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has declared a climate emergency. At a Special Authority meeting on Friday 18th October 2019 Councillors agreed to declare the climate emergency. The Motion was put forward by Councillor Laura Robertson-Collins. In July, Councillor Robertson-Collins was appointed Liverpool City Council’s first ever Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability. As – Continue Reading CAMPAIGN: Recycle batteries separately “Batteries can burn and fires can kill – Recycle batteries separately” is the strong message leading our new campaign urging people to ‘BeBatterySavvy’ and recycle their batteries separately and safely. What is it about?: The campaign has come about after a series of battery-related fires across the recycling and waste industry. If electrical products with – Continue Reading Free Recycling Bag Giveaway Local residents will soon be able to get their green fingers on free recycling bags…. YouTube Chosen To Host Waste Story Merseyside residents can learn the ins and outs of waste disposal by logging on to You Tube to see what happens to their rubbish…. Give it a Grow this Compost Awareness Week! ‘Give it a Grow’ is the message being put out to mark the tenth annual Compost Awareness Week, which runs from 2 – 8 May…. Your Views Needed On Our Recyling Centres Merseyside and Halton residents visiting the region’s Recycling Centres later this month will get a chance to take part in one of the biggest… £5K Grants on offer for green community projects Local recycling groups are being encouraged to bid for grant funding under a scheme launched by waste officers next week (10th August 2009)…. Ã‚Â£1.5m Recycling boost unveiled to Kirkby residents Proposals to create a new £1.5m Household Waste Recycling Centre in Kirkby will be unveiled to local residents and businesses this week…. Gypsum disposal change at Merseyside Household Waste Recycling Centres Seven of Merseyside’s 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres have introduced dedicated gypsum waste recycling points on site…. Summer Time Brings Longer Hours For Recycling Centres All 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) on Merseyside are switching to longer summer opening hours this week…. Merseyside enters final stages for 3bn pound waste contracts Elected Members of Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) have moved the choice of new contractors for its £3 billion waste contracts into… Fashion students say green is the new black Teenage fashion students know they’re heading in the right direction after transforming a pile of old maps in to a unique piece of haute… Compost Awareness Week 2008 As residents in Merseyside and Halton get their gardens prepared for spring, local recycling officers today announced a series of compost activities… Community Fund Awarded For Waste Initiatives Eight Merseyside community groups have been awarded funding for waste awareness projects…. What to do with your Christmas recycling Millions of tonnes of waste will have been created over Christmas and New Year so local waste chiefs are asking householders to take advantage of the… Batteries now included Merseyside residents can now take their used household batteries to any of the region’s Household Waste Recycling Centres…. Merseyside recycling levels continue to increase Merseyside recycling levels are improving apace with almost a quarter of all the region’s waste being recycled…. Go Green this Halloween Recycling chiefs are urging Merseysiders to compost their pumpkins this week. … Merseyside Councils unite over how to pay for waste Merseyside’s five local councils have signed up to a flagship waste agreement to ensure that they only pay disposal charges on the waste they… The Great Autumn Compost Giveaway The newly established Merseyside Compost Network is giving away more than 100 tonnes of FREE soil improver and compost to residents across Merseyside… Effect of strike action on 16th and 17th July 2008 on all Household Waste Recycling Centres in Merseyside Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) will be not be operating any of its 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres in the Merseyside area as a result… Free Compost Merseyside’s waste officers have teamed up to give away 140 tonnes of free compost next weekend (15/16 March)…. 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