{"id":7638,"date":"2025-07-14T23:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=7638"},"modified":"2025-07-14T23:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:12:44","slug":"what-a-load-of-rubbish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2025\/07\/14\/what-a-load-of-rubbish\/","title":{"rendered":"What a Load of Rubbish?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A visit to a local recycling centre was an eye-opener for Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists.<\/h4>\n

The Recycling Discovery Centre<\/a> at Veolia\u2019s Materials Recovery Facility<\/a> (MRF) at Gillmoss was the venue for this insight into the industry. This MRF handles dry mixed recycling and glass from the Liverpool City Region, together with its sister site in Wirral. That\u2019s where the contents of our Sefton MBC brown bins end up \u2013 over 230,000 tonnes per year!<\/p>\n

Veolia\u2019s Education Officer gave a comprehensive introduction to the complexities of recycling. The Soroptimists then watched the facility in action from the visitors\u2019 viewing platform. It was endlessly fascinating looking at the various processes.<\/p>\n

The MRF\u2019s processes convert what would otherwise be waste into secondary raw materials. Some recyclables are compressed into huge bales ready for transport. One bale containing 30,000 aluminium cans will become \u2026 more aluminium cans.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”white”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1752530960889-a3debd2c-37f1-4″ include=”7639,7641,7642,7640″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our brown bins hold co-mingled materials. Most of the sorting \u2013 separating metals, glass, paper etc \u2013 is automated. However, sharp-eyed operatives are essential to help prevent certain items entering the system. Bulky goods such as towels and duvets can damage the machinery; batteries can cause fires. Contamination is a massive problem.<\/p>\n

The Soroptimists were shocked by the quantity of contaminated (non-recyclable) material being loaded into lorries. It brought home the simple fact \u2013 we must only put specific recyclable items in our brown bins. The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority\u2019s website \u2018Recycle Right<\/a>\u2019 has extensive guidance, including specific information<\/a> on Sefton’s kerbside collections. Sefton MBC also offers Bins and Recycling<\/a> information.<\/p>\n

There were many questions on plastics (and products created from this secondary material), as well as on food waste, metals, and the challenge of \u2018doing the right thing\u2019. This visitor centre certainly does much to educate people – from pre-schoolers onwards – about recycling.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the government\u2019s \u2018Simpler Recycling<\/a>\u2019 legislation is intended to end the confusion nationally of what can and can\u2019t be recycled. Local authorities have a deadline of 31st<\/sup> March 2026 to implement this for local residents. A positive move \u2013 and one that Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists will adopt with enthusiasm.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”white”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width=”3″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1752530960901-1a7d2dc1-d277-6″ include=”7644,7645,7646,7643,7650,7648,7647,7652″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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