MERSEYSIDE has been assisted by numerous Private Finance Initiatives.
In 2007, the region was awarded £90m in PFI credits to cut landfill and increase composting and recycling.
Merseyside aimed to increase recycling from 18.5% to 45% by 2020, and cut landfill by more than 60%.
If nothing was done, it was argued, the costs of continuing to rely on landfill would become prohibitive.




