Mayor of Greater Manchester’s ‘Green Spaces Fund’ has re-opened for sixth round of grant applications for community groups to improve access to nature rich spaces across the city-region. The fund was launched by Andy Burnham in 2022, and is distributed by the Greater Manchester Environment Trust … [Read more...]
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Shared council procurement service extends partnership with energy consultant
STAR Procurement, a shared procurement service representing a number of councils and NHS organisations in the North West, including Stockport Council, has extended its partnership with energy consultant, Equity Energies for a further two years. The extension of the contract through to 2027 … [Read more...]
New recycling rules come into effect for businesses
New rules have come into force setting out how businesses should sort their waste and recycling as part of wider plans to boost recycling rates. Workplaces with 10 or more employees will now be required to arrange collection of dry recyclable materials – including plastic, metal, glass, and paper … [Read more...]
Stockport Council launches Spring Clean campaign
Stockport Council will lead on a programme of organised clean-up events and activities across the borough, over the eight-week Spring Clean campaign period. Kicking off this week, council staff will get to work on tidying up District and Local Centres, parks and greenspaces, as well as removing … [Read more...]
Creative students create marketing campaign for Stockport Council
Creative students from across the North have taken part in an event to create marketing campaigns for Stockport Council in front of a judging panel of industry experts. The Two+Two event, backed by Stockport-based firm Creative Resource, featured more than 200 students from across the North … [Read more...]
Plans progress on building UK’s largest onshore wind farm in Greater Manchester
Renewable energy developer, Cubico, has submitted plans for a meteorological mast to be erected to collect data ahead of seeking planning permission for a 100 MW wind farm, set to be the UK's largest onshore wind farm, to be built at Scout Moor, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester. The temporary … [Read more...]
Businesses have until 1st April to submit data under producer responsibility for packaging scheme
Businesses affected by the extended producer responsibility for packaging (pEPR) scheme, introduced last year, have until 1st April to submit their data. Under legislation which came into force from 1st January 2024, large businesses must submit data for July to December 2024 by the deadline, … [Read more...]
Bee Network completes first electric bus conversion
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is accelerating progress towards carbon-neutral public transport as the first diesel bus to be converted to being fully electric powered takes to the roads. Bus operator, Go North West, which operates a number of Bee Network services in the North of the … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport biodiversity project wins international award
A project led by Manchester Airport that seeks to preserve the biodiversity of woodlands around the city-region has been given a prestigious Green Apple Award. The airport's environment team, in collaboration with TV ecologist Josh Styles' firm, Styles Ecology, translocated a number of species … [Read more...]
Stockport pioneers carbon-neutral road resurfacing scheme
Stockport Council has partnered with surfacing company, Miles Macadam, on a carbon-neutral solution for road resurfacing in the borough. The initiative is part of the council's sustainability efforts and aims to significantly reduce the environmental impact of road maintenance. The project, … [Read more...]
Grant scheme extended to help businesses switch to electric vans
Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has announced an extension for the government's Plug-in Van Grant for another year to help businesses transition to electric vehicles. The Plug-in van grant has helped sell over 80,000 electric and zero emission vans since its launch. The extension will … [Read more...]
New trees planted to improve hospital environment at Stepping Hill
Several new trees have been planted at Stepping Hill Hospital, as part of a partnership project to both improve the hospital site, and to help support the journey to Net Zero carbon emissions. The trees were planted by City of Trees, a Community Forest charity dedicated to planting new trees … [Read more...]
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