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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...

16.112018November 20, 2018

North Herts. Local Plan – Consultation on main modifications

By John WebbIn Buildings, Economy, Environment, planning, TransportTags consultation, Examination, Local Plan

Examination of the North Hertfordshire Local Plan 2011 – 2031 The Inspector, Simon Berkeley, has now read the ‘homework’ and the draft schedule of main...

25.102018October 25, 2018

Urban design: ConnectedCities new book on ‘Planning for Prosperity’

By John WebbIn Buildings, Economy, Environment, more sustainable living, planningTags prosperity, strategy, urban design

“The concept behind ConnectedCities is inspired by Ebenezer Howard’s Social City.” ConnectedCities is “a non-partisan initiative which proposes a global sustainable development strategy, which can...

26.092018October 25, 2018

Environment Agency CEO speaks out on Climate Change

By John WebbIn Biodiversity, Buildings, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, FoodTags climate change, sustainability, UK Government

The Environment Agency (‘EA’) for England is an agency of central Government, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). We usually...

11.052018May 11, 2018

Transition Town Letchworth launch plastic-free project

By adminIn Environment, more sustainable living, Waste

A Letchworth environmentalist group publicly launched its project ‘Plastic Free Letchworth’ on Saturday in the town centre. Transition Town Letchworth were informing shoppers of the...

05.022018February 5, 2018

Plastics, plastics everywhere

By John WebbIn Economy, Environment, more sustainable living, Waste, WaterTags Herts. WasteAware Partnership, north, North Herts. District Council, plastic, polymer, recycling, resource saving

The superb television series Blue Planet has had a dramatic effect on public opinion, especially with shocking views of the vast rafts of plastic flotsam...