Over 1.4 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste  is  produced in Merseyside  each year and it costs approximately £70m to treat and dispose of, costs which businesses pay for.

James Cook, Waste Management Team Leader at Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service says: “The business community is a key stakeholder in creating a development plan to address this issue. Understanding the views of commerce and industry at this early stage is vital as the outcome of the process will have implications for businesses across Merseyside for the next 20 years.”

Consultation on main issues and options relating to disposal of  waste management in Merseyside will begin next month  leading to the development of preferred options later in the year. If you would like to give your input into this process, a stakeholder event will take place at 10am on 19 March 2007 at the Peter Jost Conference Centre, John Moores University. To book your place, call 0151 934 493 7 or email: james.cook@eas.sefton.gov.uk

Further to our earlier post about business carrier VLM scaling down its Liverpool to London service from John Lennon Airport, VLM are now asking for your support. They have produced a short questionnaire, in an attempt to find out how people are using this service and why it has not received ‘the continued support of travellers to and from Merseyside’.

The form is attached here. Interested parties can download it, fill it in and return to:

. By mail to : Tim Gresty, Cognitio, The Chantry, Astbury, Congleton, Cheshire CW12 4RQ
. By hand to : Steve Pearse, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, Number One Old Hall Street, Liverpool L3 9HG
. By hand to : VLM Ticket Desk, Liverpool John Lennon Airport
. By email to : TimGresty@cognitio.co.uk

Respondents have until the end of April 2007 to return their forms.

Please take the time to fill out the complete form as your views are very important in this matter.