Category: Climate change / environment

378 Climate change / environment posts found.

Householders reminded about possible change to waste collection day

19/10/2022
A family with a selection of wheelie bins and recycling boxes

New recycling and waste collection calendars are being posted to households in the former North Shropshire, South Shropshire and Shrewsbury & Atcham…

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Shropshire awarded almost £1m for new electric vehicle charging points

14/10/2022
Electric vehicle on-street chargepoint

A successful bid for Government funding has landed Shropshire Council almost £1m to install more on-street electric vehicle charging points in its…

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Shrewsbury nursery has home for unwanted trees

13/10/2022
Orphan trees. Photo credit; Shrewsbury Town Council.

Gardeners with unwanted trees growing on their plots are being invited to ‘recycle’ them by donating them to a Shrewsbury tree nursery.…

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Cabinet to consider plans for School Streets trial

12/10/2022
Coleham Primary School in Shrewsbury

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet will next week be asked to approve an 18-month ‘School Streets’ scheme trial – and agree that ANPR (automatic…

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Café owner signs up for free advice to tackle climate

12/10/2022
Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council's Cabinet member for climate change, environment and transport, with Cool Shropshire member Nicola Dalton outside her coffee shop Stop. in St Julian's Friars, Shrewsbury

Sustainability-savvy café owner Nicola Dalton is preparing to take a detailed look at her business’s carbon footprint with free advice through the…

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Changes to waste collections in south Shropshire from 7 November

05/10/2022
A family with a selection of wheelie bins and recycling boxes

Householders in the former South Shropshire district are being alerted to changes to their waste and recycling collections from next month. From…

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Council wins funding to improve energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector

04/10/2022

Shropshire Council has won £93,413 from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to help improve energy efficiency standards in…

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No plans to charge for collection of garden waste

03/10/2022
Recycling collection vehicle

Shropshire Council is assuring residents that it has no current plans to introduce charges for the collection of garden waste. It follows…

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Tree felling planned to protect ancient monument site

29/09/2022
Nesscliffe Hillfort

Shropshire Council is seeking permission from Historic England to begin the second phase of tree felling at its site at Nesscliffe Hillfort,…

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Shropshire Goes Green hailed a one-stop-shop success for climate and sustainability

28/09/2022
Copyright Jamie Ricketts Photography 2022. Shropshire Goes Green

More than 1,500 people took advantage of Shropshire Council’s free Shropshire Goes Green event to learn more about sustainability and climate action.…

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