News for: Environmental

Stockport Council staff, along with partners and voluntary groups, have begun an eight-week campaign to 'get the borough gleaming'. The Council will lead on a programme of organised clean up events and activities across Stockport, over the eight-week campaign period. Council staff will get to … [Read more...]

New reporting requirements for packaging producers have came into force on 28th February as part of plans to shift the financial cost of plastic waste onto producers. Under the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) scheme, producers will be required to pay for the collection and … [Read more...]

Stockport-based energy sector and utilities contractor, OCU Group, has revealed record annual performance and 34% year-on-year growth for the 12 months to 30th April 2022. The firm achieved annual revenue of £295.2 million, and is expecting to substantially outperform that figure for the current … [Read more...]

A first-of-its-kind electricity system pioneered by Stockport based Electricity North West is set to be rolled-out nationwide, potentially saving energy customers £1 billion a year. Developed by regional electricity network operator, Electricity North West, the system known as CLASS, helps … [Read more...]

Peak Translations are setting out to save the planet one word at a time, after choosing World Land Trust as this year's chosen charity. World Land Trust is an international conservation charity whose mission is to help people across the world protect and restore their land to safeguard … [Read more...]

The UK government awarded UK businesses in the most energy intensive sectors the opportunity to bid for a share of £12.4 million to help reduce CO2 emissions and improve energy efficiency. The funding will support 22 projects across pharmaceuticals, steel, paper, food and drink and other … [Read more...]

Hundreds of trees are being planted across Stockport as part of the construction of a new transport interchange in the town centre. The planting scheme has been organised by Stockport Council and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). Construction of the new transport interchange has seen … [Read more...]

Stockport has been named a stand-out hotspot for the UK's net zero economy, according to a report from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think-tank. Produced in partnership with CBI Economics and Datacity, the Mapping The Net Zero Economy 2023 report revealed that the Green Economy … [Read more...]