A greater variety of items will be able to be recycled by residents in Wirral from April.
Biscuit tins, aerosol sprays, foil, plastic food pots, tubs and trays and Tetra-Paks will be able to be recycled in the grey bin.
However, items such as crisp packets, plastic bags and drinking glasses still cannot be recycled from home.
Cllr Liz Grey, Chair of the Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee for Wirral Council, said: “We welcome the changes to household waste collections that are about to be introduced as it will mean that residents have the opportunity to recycle more items at home and in doing so reduce the amount of materials that goes to landfill or for incineration.”
The change is in support of the Government’s Simpler Recycling requirements introduced under the Environment Act 2021, which aims to make recycling collections more consistent across England. It will also see a weekly food collection service introduced from July.
Once collected, mixed recycling is then sorted at a Materials Recovery Facility before being sent to specialist recycling facilities to be transformed into new products and packaging.
Lesley Worswick, Chief Executive of MRWA and Co-Lead of the LCR Waste & Resources Partnership, said “These changes are a fantastic step forward, making it simpler for residents to recycle more and waste less directly from home.
“Reducing confusion around everyday items – such as aerosols, yoghurt pots, food trays, foil and Tetra-Paks – helps us all protect the environment and ensures more of our waste is transformed into valuable new products.”
No changes are being made to the date and frequency of grey bin collections.
More information is available at https://www.wirral.gov.uk/bins-and-recycling/grey-recycling-bin