Liverpool expands household recycling to include more items from April

Residents can now recycle yogurt pots, aerosols, foil, and Tetra-Paks in their blue bins. Collection days remain the same.

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00:01Liverpool residents will be able to recycle a wider range of items from home starting from

00:06the 1st of April. The changes to household recycling collections mean items such as biscuit

00:11tins, aerosols, foil, plastic food pots, tubs, trays and tetrapacks can now go in the blue

00:17recycling bin. Collection days remain unchanged. The move supports the government's simpler

00:23recycling requirements under the Environment Act 2021, aiming to make recycling consistent

00:30across England. Mixed recycling will continue to be sorted at facilities before being transformed

00:36into new products. Councillors say the changes will reduce confusion, increase recycling rates

00:42and protect the environment.