Thousands of households In Merseyside could soon be given a blue recycling bin, meaning they will be asked to separate their waste in up to four different receptacles.
It is part of a massive shake-up of recycling under the new Environment Act, with food recycling also due to be reintroduced soon.
However the plans have been halted in light of the upcoming Environment Bill.
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In October 2020, Sefton Council voted to purchase and distribute up to 100,000 blue bins across the borough.
The new scheme would see glass put into the blue bin, other recyclable items placed in a brown wheelie bin, general household waste in a third bin and garden waste in a fourth.
Sefton Council said the cost of this – and the updating of the cleansing vehicle fleet – will be offset by £400,000 of recycling income generated annually over 10 years from the Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority.
The ECHO understands the money will be saved as a result of Sefton Council removing glass from its general recycling collections.
However, Sefton Council has today said it is still "considering" the roll out of blue bins.
A council spokeswoman told the ECHO: “We are currently considering the roll out of blue bins in Sefton in light of the upcoming Environment Bill so as to reflect future national recycling aspirations.
“No formal decision on the roll out of blue bins in Sefton has been taken.”
The local authority previously said collecting glass separately produces much higher quality material which can be used for closed loop recycling, making it infinitely recyclable into new glass jars and bottles.
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