Merseyside repair and reuse project delivers workshops across four boroughs. A community repair and reuse project across Merseyside has completed a programme of workshops funded by a £26,920 grant from the Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority and Veolia Zero Waste Community Fund, with sessions covering food waste, clothing, bicycle and electrical repairs.
The Reclaim and Sustain project, delivered by Friends of Bowring Park, ran hands-on sessions across Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens and Wirral aimed at reducing household waste and changing attitudes towards repair. A Fix It Festival and Zero Waste Celebration held at Bowring Park on 7 March brought the programme to a close with live repair demonstrations and drop-in services.
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority said the project showed the difference community organisations can make when given resources to deliver locally. A new round of the Zero Waste Community Fund for 2026/27 has since opened, with up to £30,000 available for projects working across at least four local authority areas in the Liverpool City Region.
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Sixteen international partners led by Danish Technological Institute have launched InFACT, a project to turn household flexible plastic waste such as crisp packets, coffee bags and meat films into new packaging, including food packaging. Less than 15 per cent of this material is currently recycled.