Recycling centres changing opening hours for winter

Liverpool City Region's waste recycling centres are set to switch from summer opening hours to winter hours from this Tuesday, October 1. The centres will be open from 8am until 5pm*, changing from the summer hours of 8am to 8pm. the new opening times will last until March 31 next year.

There are 16 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the Liverpool City Region, operated by Veolia on behalf of Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA). All 16 Recycling Centres across the region also have new ‘disposable vape’ bins to help provide safe disposal and recycling routes for the millions of vapes currently thrown away each week across the UK.

READ MORE: Man was taken to court by council but he'd done nothing wrong

READ MORE: List of 25 free car parks and roads across Merseyside that may soon not be

Lesley Worswick, chief executive of MRWA, said: "We shorten the hours over the winter to coincide with the darker nights over the forthcoming months. The recycling centres accept a range of household materials for recycling, from batteries, cans and cardboard, through to garden clippings, glass bottles, wood, and white goods. They also accept lesser-known items such as food and drink cartons, clothes, hard plastics and electrical items."

Halton –

Runcorn - Picow Farm Road – WA7 4UB

Widnes – Johnsons Lane – WA8 0SJ

Knowsley –

Huyton – Wilson Road – L36 6AD
Kirkby – Depot Road, Knowsley Industrial Park – L33 3AR

Liverpool –

Old Swan – Cheadle Avenue – L13 3AF

Otterspool – Jericho Lane, Aigburth – L17 5AR

Sefton –

Formby – Altcar Road, Formby – L37 8EG
Sefton Meadows – Sefton Lane, Maghull – L31 8BX
Southport – Foul Lane, Scarisbrick New Road – PR9 7RG
South Sefton – Irlam Road, Bootle – L20 4AE

St Helens –

Newton-le-Willows – Junction Lane – WA12 8DN

(CLOSURE NOTE: Newton-le-Willows is closed for maintenance works from Monday 23rd September and will reopen Monday 7th October.)

*Rainhill – Tasker Terrace, Rainhill - L35 4NX
Ravenhead – Burtonhead Road, St. Helens – WA9 5EA

Wirral –

Bidston – Wallasey Bridge Road, Birkenhead – CH41 1EB
Clatterbridge – Mount Road, Clatterbridge – CH63 4JZ

West Kirby – Greenbank Road – CH48 5HR

*NB:

Rainhill:

Monday to Friday: Open 8.00am-5.00pm

Saturdays: Open 9.00am-5.00pm

Sundays: Open 9.00am–3.00pm

Householders can check www.recycleright.org.uk for details of what can be accepted at their local site.

The Centres provide a popular service for residents and can become extremely busy at peak times so visits should be planned carefully. There is a system in place for those who wish to visit in a van or with a large trailer. Bookings can be made at www.merseysidewda.gov.uk.

For the two Halton facilities (Johnsons Lane and Picow Farm) householders should contact Halton Council at www.halton.gov.uk.