The Lib Dems have launched a new recycling scheme for garden waste.|

Liverpool is launching a new recycling scheme which will make life easier for residents and save the environment.

The city council is launching a garden waste recycling service on Monday (11 July). This will give Liverpool residents the chance to recycle all of their green waste instead of throwing it in the bin.

The bags can be filled with grass cuttings, dead flowers, small tree prunings, leaves, weeds and houseplants.

Councillor Richard Oglethorpe, executive member for green issues, said: "Garden waste recycling is a simple, free service which will benefit the city's residents and will safeguard the environment for future generations.

"Liverpool City Council is committed to increasing the number of materials and the amount we recycle. We are encouraging more residents to get into the recycling habit.

"We have doubled recycling levels every year since 2002 and are on course to hitting the city council's 15 per cent recycling target for this year.

"However, we are not complacent. More green initiatives are being planned for the next few months - including recycling kitchen waste and giving cash prizes to residents who recycle."

More than 90,000 homes will receive the green bags over the next couple of months.

Once the green bags have been delivered, they will be collected every other week. The waste will be taken to a horticulture farm in Kirkby where it will be treated and turned into compost.