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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...

23.022020February 23, 2020

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By John WebbIn housing, planning, Transport, Waste, WaterTags examination in public, hearings

The next round of Hearings “… the Inspector has now arranged dates for further hearing sessions which will take place over two weeks in March...

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

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...

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...

26.102017October 28, 2017

North Herts. Local Plan, 2011 to 2031 – Examination in Public

By John WebbIn Buildings, Economy, more sustainable living, planning, Transport, Waste, WaterTags economy, examination in public, food, housing, Local Plan, local planning, North Herts. District Council, sustainability, transport, waste, water

Venue: Icknield Centre, Icknield Way, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1EF. Starts on: Monday 13th November 2017 at 9:30am Note: After the first day, the sessions...

06.092017September 6, 2017

District Councils’ joint waste collection and street cleansing services

By John WebbIn WasteTags borough, colllection, county, district, recycling, waste

“East and North Hertfordshire councils will seek to begin procurement a joint waste collection contract this autumn, as part of a move to save £700,000...