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Wirral volunteers who have spent months clearing nitrous oxide canisters from Wirral streets have begun turning the waste into cash for a Hoylake animal rescue.
Two groups serving different areas of the Wirral, the New Brighteners and Wirral Wombles, have collected thousands of the steel canisters and separated the brass valves for scrap, according to the Wirral Globe.
The first payment made from the scrap of £67.20, made from 14kg of brass valves, has been sent to Jackson's Animal Rescue in Hoylake. Organisers said the valves had been removed from approximately 1,000 canisters collected over the past six months.
Sarah Youd, a volunteer for Wirral Wombles, started the initiative, and the New Brighteners joined later on, as the community effort became well-known.
Last week, Sarah Youd and New Brighteners volunteer Steve Taylor took two carloads of steel canisters to Norton's Scrapyard in Liverpool, with payment for the scrap still forthcoming.
A separate delivery of brass valves was made to Wirral Metals in Birkenhead, where the 14kg haul raised £67.20.
The groups have said all the proceeds will go to Jackson's Animal Rescue, and they will continue to go to donate more as they continue to cash in on their findings.
In a post on Facebook, Steve Taylor said in a statement: "This initiative was first introduced by Sarah Youd from the Wirral Wombles and has grown as more and more folk become aware of the issue.
He continued, "The brass valves alone returned a total of £67.20. We're still awaiting payment from Nortons for the canisters."
He also said they are expecting upcoming payments from more scrapyard runs. He thanked the volunteers for their efforts.
