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Fortnightly blue bin collections set to resume in Stockport

Blue bin collections in Stockport will return to fortnightly frequency from Monday 31st August, Stockport Council has confirmed. Collection days will be on the same day as residents' existing calendars from that date onwards. The council will to continue to provide a green bin collection on a … [Read more...]

TfGM issues update on Clean Air Plan

Transport for Greater Manchester have issued an update to the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan and Minimum Licensing Standards, with a consultation planned for Autumn 2020. Greater Manchester leaders are unveiling a clear single vision supported by three complimentary plans that will accelerate … [Read more...]

Environmental consultancy reports record growth

Stockport headquartered environmental consultancy, APEM, has announced record results, global expansion and ambitious future plans in its latest year end figures. Year end results up to 31st December 2019 report the environmental consultancy has seen improved profitability and a 13% increase in … [Read more...]

musicMagpie sponsors Northern sustainability conferences

Green initiative, In the Circle, has announced Stockport-based recommerce business, musicMagpie will be among the headline sponsors for its 2021 sustainability conferences. Based in Leeds, In the Circle delivers sustainability events across the North to educate businesses, and following a … [Read more...]

Renewable energy in the home: is battery storage the future?

Stockport based renewable energy specialists, KAST, explain how new battery technology is being used in the home alongside domestic electricity generation systems. In 2019, renewable sources created 33% of the UK’s electricity. That figure is ever increasing as new solar and wind farms come … [Read more...]

Greater Manchester calls on government to support Clean Air Plans

Greater Manchester is calling on Government to support its clean air plans to ‘build back better’ and help to tackle air pollution as the city-region sets out ambitions for a green economic recovery. The coronavirus pandemic has seen air pollution levels drop by 30% and road traffic volumes fall … [Read more...]

Stockport’s Green Bin collection to resume

Fortnightly collection of green bins will resume for Stockport residents from 11th May. Residents should put their green bin out for collection on the same day that their black bins are usually collected, no later than 7am.  Collections had been paused during the coronavirus lockdown to … [Read more...]

Kast mobile showroom converted into coronavirus testing station

Stockport renewable energy specialists, Kast Renewable Energies, have donated their mobile showroom truck to be used to offer patients and key workers coronavirus testing in Cheshire. Kast responded to a plea for donations from East Cheshire GP practices who have grouped together to organise a … [Read more...]

Clean Air Plan consultation delayed due to coronavirus

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) have delayed the statutory consultation on the Greater Manchester Clean Air Plan due to the coronavirus pandemic. The consultation on the Clean Air Plan had been planned for this summer; however, like other areas of the country, current circumstances have … [Read more...]