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• Knowsley backs bag it and bin it

Knowsley Council has given its backing to a new scheme aimed at keeping the region’s roads litter free.

The Highways Agency has launched its summer Bag it and Bin it! litter campaign, producing recyclable bags for motorists to carry in their vehicles
to ensure they can store litter until it can be disposed of responsibly in a rubbish bin.

In Highways Agency Area Ten which includes motorways and key A roads in Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and south Lancashire, almost £400,000 has been spent on litter clearance since November and 32,100 refuse bags of rubbish were collected from Highways Agency roads.

Knowsley Council is supporting the scheme by handing out the bags to residents visiting the Council’s One Stop Shops, it is also handing them to local taxi firms for use by customers in their cars.

Councillor David Lonergan, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Delivery, said, “Knowsley’s geography means it is the gateway to Merseyside for many visitors to the region, with two major motorways and a busy A road running through the heart of the borough.

“We want to ensure all visitors to the area remember it as a clean and bright place, as well as a place our residents are proud to call home.”

Cllr Ken Keith, Knowsley’s Cabinet Member for Corporate and Customer Services, added: “We all have a part to play in improving our environment locally and we are delighted to be able to throw our full support behind this initiative.

“At this stage we are supporting people to ensure they dispose of litter appropriately but in the near future, we plan to step up our enforcement action against those who do not.”