Environmental news
28 June 2023
Suffolk launches £150,000 Match Funder scheme for community action on the climate emergency
A £150,000 fund has been opened to applications from not-for-profit organisations looking to deliver community-based carbon reduction projects in Suffolk.
26 June 2023
First electric street sweeper quietly hits Haverhill’s streets
The first electric street sweeper in West Suffolk Council’s fleet is at work in Haverhill, keeping the town’s air cleaner as well as its pavements.
13 June 2023
Greater focus on a more sustainable West Suffolk
A new working group will bring more ambition and focus to West Suffolk Council’s drive to tackle climate change and environmental issues across the district.
12 June 2023
More EV charging points rolled out
West Suffolk Council has installed six more town centre electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Bury St Edmunds, available for the public to use.
12 June 2023
Join the walk to clean up our air and look after your mind
West Suffolk Council is supporting Clean Air Day and inviting residents to see that covering journeys of less than a mile by foot or wheel is a viable and enjoyable alternative to driving.
9 June 2023
Greater focus proposed on a more sustainable West Suffolk
A new working group has been proposed to bring more ambition and focus to West Suffolk Council’s drive to tackle climate change and environmental issues across the district.
1 June 2023
Suffolk’s small businesses are leading the way
More Suffolk businesses than ever before are making a clear and visible statement of their commitment to reducing environmental impacts. Small businesses in particular are showing exemplary efforts to make changes in the face of the climate emergency.
25 May 2023
Suffolk residents urged to #ShakeItOut and keep recycling clean, dry and loose
A campaign encouraging people in Suffolk to shake out their plastic bags and not to put them in their recycling bins is underway.
2 May 2023
Free compost, a hot competition and cheap bins to help green fingered residents
As part of International Compost Awareness Week (from Saturday 6 May), Suffolk Waste Partnership is supporting several initiatives aiming to help residents get composting.
17 March 2023
25 by 25: Suffolk's challenge to businesses to tackle the climate emergency
The launch of the ’25 by 25’ campaign sees Suffolk businesses urged to pledge a 25 percent reduction in their carbon emissions by 2025.