Communal bin scheme aims to revolutionise rubbish collection in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has been making plans to revolutionise rubbish collection in the city through the use of a new system of underground bins.
The issues with the current system were brought to light after workers conducting repairs to local...
Merseyside laundrette in a spin to reduce, reuse and recycle old clothes
A Liverpool social business is looking to cut the amount clothes and materials that are going to waste. All profits made from the business are reinstalled back into the community to help create more events for weekly activities.
Everton-based Kitty’s...
Campaign’s in the can to celebrate National Recycling Week
Campaigns up and down the UK are being launched to mark ‘Recycle Week 2022’ from October 17-23. After the death of the Queen, Recycle Week was postponed this year but has now been re-scheduled for this week.
National Recycling Week...
Liverpool braced for disruption as yellow weather warning issued
The Met Office is warning Merseyside residents that strong winds up to 80 mph and showers will hit the city starting tomorrow (October 5).
The weather warning may lead to disruption, such as public transport cancellations and road closures.
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Liverpool’s Clean Air Zone plans get a mixed response
The Government has instructed Liverpool City Council to curb its carbon emissions in the city – but residents and environmentalists have conflicting views over how a Clean Air Zone should be implemented.
Various forms of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) have been...
‘Green wall’ unveiled at Liverpool ONE’s Chavasse Park
A new green wall has been installed at the entrance of Chavasse Park in Liverpool.
Unveiled last Friday, the wall is 27 metres long and two metres high.
It has about 8,000 plants from 24 different species planted on it, which...
Two years before wildlife can return to devastated marsh, says expert
Experts say it could be two years before wildlife returns to marshland which was devastated by a fire at the weekend.
The Neston Reedbed reserve at Parkgate, Wirral, which is home to an array of significant wildlife in the area,...
Liverpool scientist aiming to make plastics more environmentally friendly
A Liverpool-based scientist is developing research that could change our relationship with plastic.
Dr Andrew Carnell, of the University of Liverpool, is pioneering the use of enzymes to make plastics more environmentally friendly.
His main area of research in developing bio...
St Helens college leads Merseyside schools with environmental leap
A St Helens college is leading Merseyside's schools and colleges with a new environmentally-charged syllabus.
Carmel College, on Prescot Road, was provided funding of £8000 to establish the Sustainable Steps Towards Sustainability project.
The project aims to provide students with the...
Royal Albert Dock launches zero waste programme
With 84 businesses and countless tourists, the Royal Albert Dock has to deal with an abundance of waste, so they have launched a zero waste programme.
Instead of having separate waste programmes for every business on site, the Royal Albert...
