Category: Climate change / environment

449 Climate change / environment posts found.

People urged to safely dispose of dangerous items to prevent fires and explosions

16/12/2025

Veolia and Shropshire Council have launched a safety campaign following fires and explosions caused by dangerous materials being incorrectly placed in household…

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Changes to some waste collection days over Christmas and New Year

16/12/2025
A family with a selection of wheelie bins and recycling boxes

There’ll be changes to some recycling and waste collection days in the Shropshire Council area over the Christmas and New Year period,…

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Shaping the future of tourism in Shropshire – have your say 

13/12/2025
Hope Bowdler Hill near Church Streeton

Shropshire Council and partners are inviting residents, businesses, and stakeholders to help shape the future of tourism in the county by taking…

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Shropshire Council awarded £2 million for walking, wheeling and cycling schemes

11/12/2025

Shropshire Council has been awarded more than £2 million of Government funding to help deliver walking, wheeling and cycling schemes in the…

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Marches Forward Partnership adopts green growth programme

10/12/2025

The Marches Forward Partnership (MFP) is launching  a green growth programme, a bold initiative designed to bring lasting benefits to communities across…

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Shropshire Council’s carbon emissions fall by a third since 2019

09/12/2025
A plastic plant, a globe and a CO2 cloud

Shropshire Council is making real progress in cutting carbon emissions, with reductions of more than a third since 2019, a new report…

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Shropshire’s nature recovery strategy in national spotlight

02/12/2025
A barn owl in one of the boxes installed by Edgton Parish Council

Shropshire is being showcased as a leading example of how local authorities can work hand-in-hand with communities and parish councils to deliver…

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Garden waste subscriptions up on last year, latest figures show

28/11/2025

The number of subscriptions to Shropshire Council’s garden waste collection service since the start of October [2025] is higher than in the…

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People invited to find out more about town flood water project

24/11/2025

The Severn Valley Water Management Scheme’s Oswestry Depave demonstrator project is opening its doors to the community with a series of informal…

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Shropshire Council Cabinet unanimously backs next steps for Severn Valley Water Management Scheme

19/11/2025

Shropshire Council’s Cabinet has given its full support to the next major phase of the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS) –…

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