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15.082021August 15, 2021

Green Festival on Sat. 11th Sept. 2021

By John WebbIn Environment, Recycling, TransportTags environmental, event, stalls

On Sat. 11th Sept. 2021, there will be a Green Festival from 10am to 5pm in the town centre: LALG, Bamboo Turtle The event is an occasion...

28.032021March 28, 2021

Plastic Free Letchworth, TerraCycle and the Circular Economy

By John WebbIn Environment, more sustainable living, Recycling, Waste

Transition Town Letchworth and related local groups are running several activities to reduce, re-use and recycle waste packaging. This includes gathering hard-to-recycle wrappers etc. for...

28.062020June 28, 2020

Grants for small businesses’ sustainability projects

By John WebbIn Economy, EnvironmentTags funding

From: Daniel Cope <news@ngage-mail.co.uk> Sent: 28 June 2020 10:32 To: . . . Subject: £5k Low Carbon Recovery Grants Dear all, As the majority of...

05.042020April 6, 2020

Sustainability beyond Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

By John WebbIn Climate Change, Economy, Environment, FoodTags COVID-19

Version 2, to add point 26. This post was written during the Stay At Home phase of the COVID-19 outbreak. Whilst each point may be...

18.122019December 18, 2019

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By John WebbIn Biodiversity, Buildings, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Environment, Food, more sustainable living, Recycling, Transport, Waste, WaterTags Cabinet Panel, District Council, Environment

During 2019, NHDC set up a Cabinet Panel on the Environment. (link to Terms of Reference, Work Plan and Presentations) The Panel’s remit is “to...

20.122018December 20, 2018

Environment Bill – draft clauses published

By John WebbIn Environment, UncategorizedTags Environment Bill

Via Defra, the Environment Secretary Michael Gove MP has published draft clauses on “environmental principles and governance to be included in an ambitious, broader Environment...

20.122018December 20, 2018

Herts. Waste Partnership – case study on the Fly Tipping Toolkit in the R&W Strategy

By John WebbIn Environment, WasteTags case study, fly tipping, toolkit

CONGRATULATIONS to the Hertfordshire Waste Partnership for national recognition of its exemplary work in combatting fly-tipping on a planned and co-ordinated basis: Resources & Waste Strategy...

18.122018December 18, 2018

Resources & Waste Strategy for England

By John WebbIn Environment, Food, more sustainable living, planning, Transport, WasteTags composting, materials, re0use, recycling, resources, strategy

As announced today Defra & EA have now published the UK Government’s Resources & Waste Strategy for England: link In a driving analogy, this is...

17.122018December 17, 2018

Defra’s Resources and Waste Strategy – hopes and expectations

By John WebbIn Economy, Environment, Food, more sustainable living, WasteTags material, resource, strategy

LetsRecycle.com has announced that the UK Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy will be published on 18th December via the Depertment for Enen]rgy, Food & Rural...

16.112018November 16, 2018

Brexit: Outline Political Declaration

By John WebbIn Economy, Environment, planning, UncategorizedTags Brexit, declaration, framework, political

Behind all of the turbulent media coverage, the work of civil servants in the UK and other EU member states has proceeded apace on practical...