With hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste going unrecycled across Merseyside every year, here’s how you can make sure you’re recycling correctly.
Parts of Merseyside have some of the worst recycling rates in the country. More than 100,000 tonnes of waste going unrecycled in Wirral every year.
On top of this, about 20% of waste in recycling bins isn’t recyclable either due to contamination or things being bagged. The other 80% then gets taken toa facility in Gillmoss run by Veolia where it is sorted.
